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• whirling disease — a parasitic disease of trout caused by the myxosporidean protozoan Myxosoma cerebralis. The parasite enters spine of the fish at a stage before the cartilage has turned to bone. Causes bent spines which force the fish to swim in the… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• black tail disease — whirling disease (a parasitic disease of trout caused by the myxosporidean protozoan Myxosoma cerebralis. The parasite enters spine of the fish at a stage before the cartilage has turned to bone. Causes bent spines which force the fish to swim in …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• twist disease — whirling disease (a parasitic disease of trout caused by the myxosporidean protozoan Myxosoma cerebralis. The parasite enters spine of the fish at a stage before the cartilage has turned to bone. Causes bent spines which force the fish to swim in …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• Myxobolus cerebralis — Triactinomyxon stage of Myxobolus cerebralis. Note the three tails . Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

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