Cryptocaryon irritans is a parasitic ciliate responsible for cryptocaryonosis, also known as white spot disease, which poses a significant threat to marine aquaculture worldwide. This protozoan ...

Fish pests and diseases represent a multifaceted challenge for both wild fisheries and the rapidly expanding aquaculture sector. Intensive farming practices, environmental fluctuations and ...

What is a “Pulex Irritans V This formidable name, dear reader, is the scientific cognomen of that formidable little monster, the flea. These minute pests have been made to do, what by nature ...

First, some species are dangerous parasites in farming or aquarium conditions. That is the case particularly of the protists Amyloodinium ocellatum (SARAIVA et al., 2011) and Cryptocaryon irritans, ...