Glossary

parasitic

Of, relating to, caused by, or characteristic of a parasite.

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anchor worm
Member of the copepod crustacean genus Lernaea. Adult females are parasitic on freshwater fishes.
antihelminthic
Substance or medication that destroys or expels parasitic worms from the body. Same meaning as anthelmintic.
costiasis
Disease of freshwater fishes caused by species of parasitic flagellate protozoa from the genus Ichthyobodo and more accurately referred to as ichthyobodiosis. It attacks the gills, fins and skin with symptoms including an increase body mucus secretion giving rise to the vernacular term 'skin slime disease'. Can be treated using proprietary products but frequently fatal otherwise.
epiphyte
A plant growing attached to another but not parasitic upon it.
flashing
Term used to describe a fish that is seen to be flicking or brushing its body against solid surfaces. Usually a sign of irritation and sometimes, but not always, a parasitic infestation or disease.
Flubendazole
Antihelmintic chemical used as treatment against internal, parasitic worms.
fluke
Any parasitic flatworm which attachs itself to the organs of a fish.
guanine
Crystalline chemical compound giving a metallic, iridescent golden, silvery, white, blue or greenish sheen to the scales of certain fishes. Occurs naturally in some fish species but in others its formation is driven by parasitic infection.
Hexamita
Genus of parasitic flagellates, some species of which inhabit the intestines of fishes. May cause head and lateral line erosion.
Oodinium
Genus of parasitic dinoflagellates occurring in marine and freshwater fishes and sometimes referred to as Piscinoodinium or 'velvet disease'.
parasite
Organism that lives on or in a second, host organism of a different species, with the latter deriving no benefit or being directly harmed by the relationship.
planaria
Generic term applied to numerous non-parasitic flatworms of the class Turbellaria. Also a genus within that class, Planaria. Various species occur in aquaria where they're most often associated with accumulation of uneaten food or organic material and normally considered pests.
praziquantel
Antihelmintic medication used to treat parasitic flatworm infestations.
wormer
A substance administered in order to rid an animal of parasitic worms.

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