Synonyms
Costia necatrix
Classification
Phylum Euglenozoa, Classis Trypanosomatidae, Order Bodonida
Morphology
The spherical, free-swimming (10–20 × 6–10 μm) swarmer has two flagella (9 and 18 μm long) and a long typical mitochondrial kinetoplast (Fig. 1). The reproduction occurs by binary fission. The free-swimming stages become attached to the surface of a fish and then appear pear-shaped (Fig. 2) and develop a chitinous layer as outer cover.
Diagrammatic representation (DR) of the swarmer of Ichthyobodo necator
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Mehlhorn B et al (1992) Health for ornamental fish. Springer, Heidelberg
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Mehlhorn, H. (2016). Ichthyobodo necator . In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43978-4_1565
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