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Ichthyophthirius under phase contrast illumination, the parasite that causes white spot disease.

Host tissue: 

skin

Photographer / Illustrator: 

Stephen Atkinson

Image type: 

Light Micrograph
Bright Field
unstained
Ichthyophthirius under phase contrast illumination.
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