As in the first edition, the focus of this second edition is on protozoan and metazoan parasites that cause disease in fish. Significant changes to this second edition include the addition of 3 new chapters and 4 of the original chapters have new authors. All other chapters have been thoroughly updated since the first edition was published in 1995.

Contents

Dinoflagellida; Diplomonadida, Kinetoplastida and Amoebida; Myxosporea; Phylum Microspora; Ichthyophthirius multifiliis and Cryptocaryon irritans; Trichodinidae and other Ciliates; Phylum Apicomplexa; Monogenea; Digenea; Cestoidea; Phylum Nematoda; Phylum Acanthocephala; Phylum Arthropoda; Phylum Annelida: Hirudinea as vectors and disease agents; fish-borne parasitic zoonoses; parasitic diseases of shellfish; the Piscine Immune System - innate and acquired ammunity; immunological approaches and techniques.