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Echinorhynchus gadi is a marine acanthocephalan, first described in 1776. It is named after its common fish host - Atlantic cod Gadus morhua. |
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Distribution:
Hosts: Marine fish (definitive host) and shrimp (intermediate host)
North Atlantic and Baltic Sea
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Detection Method:
gross pathology / gross clinical signs, microscopic exam - histology, microscopic exam - wet mount Target tissue: gut |