Whirling Disease

Regulated Act: Fisheries (Alberta) Act

Provincial Designation: Not Regulated

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Latin Name: syn. Myxobolus cerebralis (Hofer, 1903) Chondrophagus (Hofer) Myxosoma cerebralis (Kudo) Lentospora cerebralis (Plehn) Tractinmyxon gyrosalmo (Wolf and Markiw)

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A diagram of the process of fish metamorphosis.

Whirling Disease LifeCycle(Myxobolus_cerebralis)

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Whirling Disease Generic-lifecycle

A group of fish that are laying down.

Whirling Disease Deformities

A group of fish swimming in the water.

Whirling Disease Black tails

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Whirling disease-clinical signs

A group of fish that are in the water.