| Type |
Proceedings paper |
| Date |
1989-02 |
| Language |
English |
| Author(s) |
Lester R |
| Meeting |
Advances in Tropical Aquaculture, Workshop at Tahiti, French Polynesia, 20 Feb - 4 Mar 1989 |
| Source |
Actes de colloques Ifremer, Tahiti, French Polynesia, 20 Feb - 4 Mar 1989, n°9, chap. 22, pp.207-216 |
| Keyword(s) |
Protozoa, Alteromonas, Vibrio tubiashi, Perkinsus, Vibrio harveyi, Polydora websteri, Mikrocytos roughleyi, Saccostrea commercialis, Pinctada maxima, Tridacna gigas, Bivalvia, Parasites, Mortality, Pearl culture, Infectious diseases, Parasitic diseases |
| Abstract |
Three mollusc species are cultured commercially in Australian tropical and warm temperate waters: the Sydney rock oyster Saccostrea commercialis , the pearl rock oyster is susceptible to two protozoans: Marteilia sydneyi , which is the cause of QX Disease and infects oysters during the summer; and Mikrocytos roughleyi which is associated with winter mortality. It also harbours mudworm, Polydora websteri a parasite farmers try to avoid by growing oysters on racks. Transported pearl oysters Pinctada maxima die with heavy infections of Vibrio harveyi . Cultured giant clams Tridacna gigas are pestered by pyramidellid snails and some carry Perkinsus sp., a protozoan common in reef bivalves. Deaths in mollusc hatcheries have been associated with Vibrio tubiashi Vibrio spp., and Alteromonas spp. |
| Full Text |
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Pages |
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10 |
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