posted on 2014-05-21, 00:00authored bySusan E. Ford
H. costale inhibits the growth of infected oysters and kills them one to two months after infections become histologically detectable. The parasite can kill 20 to 50% of oysters in an affected population annually.
This is a revision and update of Identification Leaflet 38, original by Jay D. Andrews.
History
Issue
39
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
978-87-7482-092-5
ISSN
0109-2510
Recommended citation
Ford, S. B. 2011. SSO disease of oysters caused by Haplosporidium costale. ICES Identification Leaflets for Diseases and Parasites in Fish and Shellfish, No. 39. 4 pp. https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.5210