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Gyrodactylus

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Gyrodactylus
see dactylogyrus.
Gyrodactylus elegans
a common monogenetic trematode parasite of fish and found attached to their skin.
Gyrodactylus salavis
important trematode pathogen of wild Atlantic salmon in Scandinavia. Spread by hatchery-reared salmonids.
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The use of felt-soled boots or waders is strictly forbidden to prevent the spread of gyrodactylus salaris, a parasite which has devastated salmon, sea trout and brown trout stocks in some parts of Scandinavia.
LORD OF THE FLIES; The world's top anglers compete for glory in ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Charlton, who used to manage the Irish Republic and is a keen angler, is supporting the Executive's Home and Dry drive to keep rivers free from European parasite gyrodactylus salaris.
Bug has order of Jack's boot by The Mirror (London, England)
Anglers are being alerted to the risks of inadvertently introducing Gyrodactylus salaris into Britain from abroad.
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