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ICHTHYOPHTHIRIUS [2 records]

Record 1 2016-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A genus of holotrichous ciliates comprising a single species (I. multifiliis) that are parasitic in the skin of various freshwater fishes where they encyst and multiply causing a severe and sometimes fatal inflammation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Faute de documentation, il n'a pas été possible d'attester ce terme dans un ouvrage français. Un ichtyologiste-traducteur assure néanmoins que l'équivalent français ne saurait être différent de l'anglais, les deux provenant du latin.

Spanish

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Record 2 1989-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parasitoses
  • Fish
DEF

A severe dermatitis of freshwater fish that results from invasion of the skin by a ciliated protozoan (Ichthyophthirius multifiliis) and is esp. destructive in the aquarium and hatchery - called also ichthyophthiriasis, ichthyophthirius.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parasitoses
  • Poissons
DEF

Maladie des poissons d'eau douce due à un protozoaire cilié : Ichtyophtirius multifilus. Cette affection parasitaire, communément appelée «maladie des points blancs», se manifeste par l'apparition de petites taches blanches sur l'épiderme et les nageoires.

Spanish

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