| original observations of desmozoon lepeophtherii, a microsporidian hyperparasite infecting the salmon louse lepeophtheirus salmonis, and its subsequent detection by other researchers. | abstract: a microsporidian hyperparasite, desmozoon lepeophtherii, of the parasitic copepod lepeophtheirus salmonis (salmon louse), infecting farmed atlantic salmon (salmo salar), was first discovered in the west of scotland in 2000. heavily infected salmon lice are easily recognised as they have large opaque inclusions distributed throughout the body. the prevalence of salmon lice with visible signs of microsporidiosis can be up to 10% of the population from certain farm sites. the microsporidi ... | 2011 | 22166354 |