posted on 2014-05-21, 00:00authored bySusan E. Ford
The parasite can cause annual mortalities of up to 90% during an initial outbreak and chronic losses of 50% per year thereafter, with reductions in shell growth, meat quality, and reproductive capabilities among still-infected survivors.
This is a revision and update of Identification Leaflet 38, original by Jay. D. Andrews.
History
Issue
38
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
Stephen Feist
ISBN
978-87-7482-086-4
ISSN
0109-2510
Recommended citation
Ford, S. B. 2010. MSX disease of oysters caused by Haplosporidium nelsoni. ICES Identification Leaflets for Diseases and Parasites in Fish and Shellfish, No. 38. 4 pp. https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.5209