whirling disease — a parasitic disease of trout caused by the myxosporidean protozoan Myxosoma cerebralis. The parasite enters spine of the fish at a stage before the cartilage has turned to bone. Causes bent spines which force the fish to swim in the… … Dictionary of ichthyology
whirling disease — noun Date: 1946 an infectious often fatal disease especially of young salmonid fishes (as trout and salmon) that is caused by a protozoan (Myxobolus cerebralis syn. Myxosoma cerebralis) and is marked by skeletal deformities and a tendency to swim … New Collegiate Dictionary
whirling disease — noun : an infectious often fatal disease of salmonid fish (as trout and salmon) that is caused by a protozoan of the genus Myxobolus (M. cerebralis) which attacks cartilage of the head and spinal cord especially of young fish and that causes the… … Useful english dictionary
Salmonid susceptibility to whirling disease — This page tabulates susceptibility of various salmonids to whirling disease … Wikipedia
black tail disease — whirling disease (a parasitic disease of trout caused by the myxosporidean protozoan Myxosoma cerebralis. The parasite enters spine of the fish at a stage before the cartilage has turned to bone. Causes bent spines which force the fish to swim in … Dictionary of ichthyology
twist disease — whirling disease (a parasitic disease of trout caused by the myxosporidean protozoan Myxosoma cerebralis. The parasite enters spine of the fish at a stage before the cartilage has turned to bone. Causes bent spines which force the fish to swim in … Dictionary of ichthyology
twist disease — whirling d … Medical dictionary
myxosomiasis — whirling disease in salmonids caused by Myxosoma cerebralis or by other Myxosoma spp … Dictionary of ichthyology
Myxobolus cerebralis — Triactinomyxon stage of Myxobolus cerebralis. Note the three tails . Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Myxobolus cerebralis — Myxobolus cerebralis … Wikipedia Español
