Ichthyophthirius multifiliis

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Etymology

Ancient Greek ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”) + Ancient Greek φθείρ (phtheír, “louse”)

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Ichthyophthirius multifiliis m

  1. A taxonomic species within the family Ichthyophthiriidae – a ciliate chromist parasitic of freshwater fish, described by the French parasitologist Fouquet in 1876.

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