PATHOGENICITY OF HENNEGUYA PSOROSPERMICA (PHYLUM MYXOZOA) ON FRESHWATER SPECIES OF FISH ORIGINATING FROM THE DANUBIAN DELTA
Keywords:
pikeperch (Sander lucioperca), pike (Esox lucius), Henneguya psorospermica, pathogenicity on fishAbstract
The aim of this scientific work consisted in establishing the specific ethiology of gills
infection, which has been found on the occasion of regullar clinic and anatomopathological examinations, in some freshwater species of fish originating from the
Danubian Delta area. Following these examinations, there has been pointed out the
macroscopical lesions of gills together with the presence and morphology of
parasitic cysts. The microscopic examination of the cysts resulted in diagnosing the
specific pathological agent, which was the metazoan Henneguya psorospermica.
These aspects and more are being presented in this paper.
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