Parasites of Fish from the Great Lakes - Great Lakes Fishery ...

Table 14. Parasites reported for fishes from Lake Huron, 1914-2010. Host documentation, in
order, consists of references; when observed (cdnp = collection date not provided); prevalence
defined as the percentage (%) of fish infected (pnp = prevalence not provided); mean intensity
defined as the mean number of parasites per infected fish (minp = mean intensity not provided);
for the Dechtiar et al. (1988) article, intensity of infection (L = light, 1-9 parasites per host; M =
medium, 10-49 parasites per host; and H = heavy, >50 parasites per host); location (lns = location
not specified or incomplete), latitude and longitude (llnk = latitude/longitude not known).
Mastigophora (Flagellates)
Trypanosomatidae Doflein, 1911
Trypanoplasma borreli Laveran and Mesnil, 1902
Synonym: Trypanoplasma cyprini Plehn, 1913; Trypanoplasma keysselitzi Minchin, 1909; Trypanoplasma
tincae Schaperclaus, 1954; Cryptobia kharbulaewi Chernova, 1984; Trypanoplasma carassii (Kashkovski,
1974)
Site of Infection: Blood
Host: Catostomus commersonii: Mavor 1916; 1913; pnp; minp; Go Home Bay; llnk; Georgian Bay,
Ontario; 45º30′0″/-81º0′0″
Trypanoplasma catostomi Bower and Woo, 1977
Synonym: ?Trypanoplasma borreli of Mavor 1915, 1916
Site of Infection: Blood
Host: Catostomus commersonii: Bower and Woo 1977; 1975; pnp; minp; Sarnia, Ontario; 42º58′0″/-
82º24′0″
Remarks: Bower and Woo (1977) suggested that the tentative record of Trypanoplasma borreli from
Catostomus commersonii by Mavor (1915) is a misidentification.
Ciliophora (Ciliates)
Epistylidae Kahl, 1935
Epistylis sp.
Site of Infection: Gills
Host:
Lota lota: Muzzall et al. 2003; July 1998; 4%; minp; Six Fathom Bank, Michigan; 44º48′50″/-82º27′58″
Cottus cognatus: Muzzall and Bowen 2002; June 1995; 79%; minp; Six Fathom Bank, Michigan;
44º48′50″/-82º27′58″)
Ichthyophthiriidae Kent, 1881
Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (Fouquet, 1876)
Synonym: None
Site of Infection: Fins, gills, skin
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