Journal of Wildlife Diseases · 1989 · 50 citations · 0 references
Veterinary MedicineBiologyZoologyMarine ParasitologyParasitologyWildlife ParasitologyParasitic DiseasesParasitic Diseases Of WildlifeParasitic ZoonosesZoonotic Marine ParasitesZoonotic Parasites Of WildlifeZoonotic Parasitic DiseasesMarine Nematode ParasitesNematode Infection MechanismsNematode ZoonosesParasite-zoonosis InterfaceParasitic Zoonoses In WildlifeParasitic Zoonotic DiseasesZoonotic Helminthiasis
This report details the development of a microsporidan infection in a colony of seahorses (Hippocampus erectus) caused by Glugea heraldi. Of 76 animals imported from Florida Bay (USA), two survived. A myxosporidan (Sphaeromyxa sp.) and an unidentified nematode infection were also diagnosed in the same colony, but these infections were not considered important, causative factors in the mortalities.