Abstract Cryptocaryon irritans (Brown, 1951) is an obligate parasite that mainly invades the
skin, fins and gills of marine fish and causes marine 'white spot disease'. It is common to …

Ciliates are considered the most harmful parasites of fish, causing mass mortalities and thus
substantial economic losses to the aquaculture and ornamental fish industries. To better …

Cryptocaryon irritans Brown 1951, a holotrichous ciliate parasite of marine fishes, causes
'marine white spot disease'. In aquaria, C. irritans can cause acute damage and heavy …

Most mortality results from natural causes including red tide which is primarily restricted to
West Florida and cold-kills that have greater influence in the warmer regions of South Texas …

The protozoan parasite Cryptocaryon irritans causes marine white spot disease in a wide
range of fish hosts, including gilthead seabream, a very sensitive species with great …

Chemical use is widespread in aquaculture to treat parasitic diseases in farmed fish.
Cleaner fish biocontrols are increasingly used in fish farming as an alternative to medicines …

Cryptocaryon irritans are the main pathogens of white spot disease in marine teleost.
However, the occurrence of cryptocaryoniasis is influenced by several abiotic factors …

Numerous studies have been conducted on the cellular morphology of Cryptocaryon irritans.
However, details regarding the tomont stage of its life cycle remain lacking. In this study, we …

The ciliated protozoan parasite Cryptocaryon irritans infecting marine fishes in Taiwan is
described. Developmental characteristics and sequences of the ribosomal DNA regions …

Cryptocaryon irritans is a pathogenic ectoparasitic ciliate that infects marine teleosts,
causing massive mortality and economic losses in aquaculture. Ultraviolet light (UV) and …