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The most important worm parasites of fish are the monogenean flukes (i.e. flukes having the entire life cycle in a single host species). Of these the two most important genera are Dactylogyrus which are gillflukes and Gyrodactylus which are found mainly on skin and fins. Both genera are capable of infesting a wide range of fish host species. Other gill flukes which parasitize more specific groups of fish include Pseudodactylogyrus spp. in eels and Diplozoon paradoxum on chubs and bream. Gill and skin flukes are external parasites and are therefore most easily treated by immersion.
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Treves-Brown, K.M. (2000). Anthelmintics. In: Applied Fish Pharmacology. Aquaculture, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0761-9_15
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