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RECORD NUMBER: 603 OF 899| Main Title | Ovarian Mycosis in the Topsmelt 'Atherinops affinis'. | |||||||||||
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| Author | Winstead, J. T. ; Middaugh, D. P. ; Courtney., L. A. ; | |||||||||||
| CORP Author | Environmental Research Lab., Gulf Breeze, FL. | |||||||||||
| Publisher | c1991 | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 1991 | |||||||||||
| Report Number | EPA/600/J-91/332 ;CONTRIB-702; | |||||||||||
| Stock Number | PB92-129691 | |||||||||||
| Additional Subjects | Marine fishes ; Pathogenic fungi ; Pathogens ; Fish diseases ; Fish physiology ; Exposure ; Salinity ; Spawning ; Fish reproduction ; Marine biology ; Aquatic biology ; Animal pathology ; Fish parasites ; Freshwater ; Environmental effects ; Reprints ; Atherinops affinis ; Ovarian mycosis | |||||||||||
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| Collation | 5p | |||||||||||
| Abstract | An ovarian mycosis in a topsmelt, Atherinops affinis (Ayres), collected from Ellchorn Slough, Monterey County, California, is reported. The fungus caused a considerable host response resulting in numerous granulomas, fibrosis and egg compression. Based on morphologic characteristics and the elimination of other fungal pathogens the fungus is probably a member of the class Oomyletes. This is the first report of an invasive ovarian mycosis in a marine fish. |