Survey of Oyster Diseases in the Galveston Bay Area - Survey of Oyster Populations and Associated Organisms
Moralities among tray-held oysters (Crassostrea virginica) were studied during a two year period at stations located on Switchover Reef and Hannah Reef. In 1963 moralities at both stations showed similar patterns, increasing during the summer months (with peaks in August-September) and declining during the fall and winter. The summer moralities were associated with high infections of Dermocystidium marinum. From March through December 1963 oysters at the Switch over station suffered a mortality of 52.6%. From April through December, 1963 a mortality of 42.2% occurred among the Hanna oysters.
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| Format: | book_section biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
1965
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| Subjects: | Biology, Fisheries, GBIC, oysters, Crassostrea virginica, mortality, diseases, Dermocystidium marinum, fungal diseases, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/30177 |
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