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A single parasite (Gyrodactylus) showing the basal hooks by which it attachesitself to the skin. Enlarged 135 times. Gyrodactylus is a highly dangerousflatworm parasite living on the skin of fish.
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NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection
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Historic Fisheries