Thought to be only rarely fatal, with most infected fish recovering fully. Reduces acceptability and market value of commercial species; heavily infected fish usually unmarketable.
History
Issue
2
Published under the auspices of the following ICES Steering Group or Committee
ASG
Published under the auspices of the following ICES Expert Group or Strategic Initiative
WGPDMO
Series
ICES Identification Leaflets for Diseases and Parasites in Fish and Shellfish
Series Editor/s
Carl J. Sindermann
ISBN
978-87-7482-661-3
ISSN
0109-2510
Recommended citation
Hill, B. J. 1984. Lymphocystis disease of fish. ICES Identification Leaflets for Diseases and Parasites in Fish and Shellfish, No. 2. 4 pp. https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.5179