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FA164, a 10-page illustrated fact sheet by Roy P. E. Yanong, describes this significant disease problem for marine aquarists and commercial mariculture worldwide — signs of disease, biology and life cycle, immunity, diagnostics, prevention and control, disinfection, and biosecurity considerations. Includes references. Published by the UF Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, December 2009.
FA164/FA164: Cryptocaryon irritans Infections (Marine White Spot Disease) in Fish (ufl.edu)
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