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ICHTHYOPHTHIRIUS MULTIFILIIS [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
Ichthyophthirius multifiliis
Latin
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)
Ichthyophthirius multifiliis
Latin
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.

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