Impact ID7464
Impact TypeDisease/Parasite/Toxicity
Study TypeAnecdotal
Study LocationN/A
Impact DescriptionBranchiura sowerbyi, along with other oligochaetes, has been documented as a host of myxosporean parasites, including fish pathogens that cause swim-bladder disease and haemorrhagic thelohanellosis in Asia and Europe. Its presence has been correlated to high levels of infection in fish.
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