Salmincola californiensis is a parasitic copepod in the Lernaeopodidae family that commonly parasitizes salmonid fishes (Oncorhynchus spp.) by attaching near the fins and on gill filaments. Historically their distribution was limited to streams that emptied into the Pacific Ocean. During the summer of 2006, several rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) captured in Lake Tahoe were infested with S. californiensis. This is the first known record of S. californiensis in Lake Tahoe.
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1 June 2009
First Documentation of Salmincola californiensis in Lake Tahoe, CA—NV, USA
Marcy Kamerath,
B.C. Allen,
S. Chandra
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Western North American Naturalist
Vol. 69 • No. 2
June 2009
Vol. 69 • No. 2
June 2009
fish parasitism
Lake Tahoe
parasitic copepods
Salmincola californiensis
salmonid stocking
salmonids