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California freshwater fish found to be teeming with parasites. How to keep from getting sick
The parasites are called trematodes. Two species of the flatworms were discovered in California’s freshwater fish, according ...
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Q&A: Freshwater mussels and the invasive quagga mussel
The offspring of the freshwater pearl mussel live parasitically on the gills of brown trout for several months. This dependence on a single fish species ... such as the zebra mussel (Drissena ...
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Doug Leier: Zebra mussels pose a serious threat
You’ve heard for years about aquatic nuisance species, but what are they? The zebra mussel is likely the most famous. Or ...
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Freshwater Fish in U.S. Carry Introduced Human-Infecting Parasites
More than 90% of popular freshwater game fish in Southern California contained an introduced parasite capable of infecting ...
Invasive mussels drastically altered the Great Lakes. Now, scientists are fighting back.
The first-of-its-kind project is happening in Lake Michigan near Milwaukee, and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and ...
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Chefs Don't Recommend Eating Invasive Zebra Mussels
Wyoming Game and Fish recently discovered more than 500,000 invasive zebra mussels on a boat lift at Alcova Reservoir. Why ...
California freshwater fish carrying invasive parasitic worms: Study
More than 90 percent of popular Southern California freshwater game fish sampled in a new study contained invasive worms capable of infecting humans, scientists are warning. The parasites — two ...