TABLE 2

Introduced Nonindigenous Diseases and Parasites in Florida


Common Name Source Affected Species Status Method of Transfer Reference
PROTOZOA





Dermocystidium koi
Japan to U.S. carp

Migaki et al. 1981
Ichthyophthirius multifiliis Ich Asia to U.S. many fishes
cosmopolitan Hoffman & Schubert 1984
Mitraspora cyprini

fish PE
Hoffman 1981a,b
Myxosoma cerebralis whirling disease Central Europe to U.S. Salmonidae NE alive and frozen
Oodinium pilularis
unknown many fishes PE cosmopolitan Reichenbach-Klinke 1960
Pleistophora hyphessobryconis

many fish PE
Hoffman Case no. s78-209A
Protopalin symphysodonis
Bangkok to U.S. many fishes PE
Hoffman & Schubert 1984
Sphaerospora carassii
Europe to U.S. common carp & grass carp PE
Hoffman 1981
Trichodina reticulata
Asia to U.S. goldfish PE skin of fish Hoffman 1970
Trichodinella subtilis
Asia to U.S. goldfish PE gills of fish Lom & Hoffman 1964
Trichodinella epizootica
Asia to Europe to U.S. goldfish PE gills of fish Hoffman & Schubert 1984

Common Name Source Affected Species Status Method of Transfer Reference
TREMATODA: MONOGENEA gill and skin flukes




Anacanthorus anacanthorus
South America to U.S. redbellied piranha PE gills of fish Mizelle & Price 1965
Anacanthorus brevis
Brazil to U.S. Brycon melanopterus
gills of fish Mizelle & Kritsky 1969a
Archidiplectanu archidiplectanum
western Africa to U.S. Gnathonemus petersi
gills Hoffman & Schubert 1984
Cichlidogyrus spp. gill fluke South America to U.S. piranha
gills of fish Mizele & price 1965
Cleidodiscus amazonensis gill fluke South America to U.S. piranha
gills of fish Mizele & Price 1965
Dactylogyrus anachoratus
Asia to U.S. goldfish PE
Price & Mizelle 1984
Dactylogyrus extensus
Europe to U.S. carp PE gills of fish Paperna 1964
Dactylogyrus vastator
Asia to U.S. goldfish PE gills Price & Mizelle 1964
Dactylogyrus wegeneri
Asia to Europe & U.S. goldfish PE

Dactylogyrus minutus
Europe & central Asia to U.S. common carp


Dactylogyrus baueri
Japan to U.S. goldfish
gills Rogers 1967
Gyrodactylus cyprini skin fluke to North America carp PE
Rogers 1967
Gyrodactylus elegans skin fluke Asia to U.S. goldfish PE
Malmberg 1962
Heteronocleidus gracilis
India to California Colisa labiosa
gills Hoffman & Schubert 1984
Longihaptor longihaptor
Brazil to U.S. Cichla ocellaris
gills Hoffman & Schubert 1984
Pseudacolpenteron pavlovskyi
Asia to U.S. carp PE

Trianchoratus acleithrium
Malaysia to U.S. Helostoma rudolfi
gills Mizelle & Kritsky 1969a
Urocleidoides amazonensis
Brazil to U.S. Phractocephalus hemibiopterus
gills Mizelle & Kritsky 1969a
Urocleidoides catus
Brazil to U.S. Phractocephalus hemibiopterus
gills Mizelle & Kritsky 1969a
Urocleidoides reticulatus
Trinidad to California guppies PE
Mitchell, pers. comm
Urocleidus crescentis & others
South America to U.S. redbreasted pirhana

Mizelle & Price 1965

Common Name Source Affected Species Status Method of Transfer Reference
TREMATODA: DIGENEA





Bolbophorus confusus Eurasian strigeid trematode Europe to U.S. Stray European pelican NE
Hoffman & Schubert 1984
Cryptocotyle lingua marine blackspot E. Atlantic to E. coast U.S. European snail

Sindermann & Farrin 1962
CESTODA





Bothriocephalus opsarichthydis
E. to Midwest to State of Washington many fish PE microcrust aceans Hoffman & Schubert 1984
NEMATODA





Philometra sanguinea
Japan to U.S. goldfish PE
Hoffman 1970
Camallanus cotti
Japan, Malaysia, Europe to U.S. many fish PE
Hoffman 1970
COPEPODA





Argulus japonicus
Africa, Israel, New Zealand, U.S. goldfish & common carp PE
Cressey 1978
Lernaea cyprinacea anchorworm Africa, Asia, Europe, Israel, etc. goldfish? PE
Hoffman 1970
ISOPODA





Artystone trysibia
Columbia to U.S. many fish

hoffman Case no. H77-1
Lironeca symmetrica

South America to U.S. many fish PE
Herwig 1976
ACANTHOCEPHALA





Polyacanthorhynchus kenyensis
S. America to N. America tilapia PE
Schmidt & Canaris 1967

PE=probably established; E=established; NE=not extablished Back to top
Major references other than those listed above are Hoffman 1970; Hoffman and Schubert 1984.

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