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Re: cammalanus



Mike Wise writes:

> 
>  In Andrews, et. al. The Manual of Fish Health it says, "Although Camallanus
>  nematodes usually require a copepod ('water flea') intermediate host to 
> convey
>  the juvenile worm from fish to fish, this parasite also appears to be able 
> to
>  pass from fish to fish directly - at least for several generations.

Does this mean we could have problems from collecting wild daphnia?  Or is 
this cammalanus strictly a tropical critter?

Bob Dixon


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