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Salmincola

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Salmincola
parasitic crustaceans which attach to the gills of salmonid fish and cause obstruction of respiration and blood loss resulting in delayed sexual maturity, reduced growth rate and some mortality.


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The parasite Salmincola californiensis, which also attaches to its host by means of a bulla (Kabata and Cousens, 1972), seemed to be dependent on its sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) host reaching a large size before the gill filaments became the preferred site of attachment (Kabata and Cousens, 1977).
 
 
 
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