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Observations on the acclimatisation of the true salmon (Salmo salar), in Tasmanian waters, and upon the reported salmon disease at the breeding establishment on the River Plenty.
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Abstract
The disease, as I recognised immediately upon reading the
announcement referred to, is one prevalent among the fish to
a greater or less degree at every breeding season, and is
caused, by the growth upon some wounded or abraded surface
of the fishes skin of a species of aquatic fungus, known
technically by the name of Saprolegnia ferax. From the
point first attacked the fungus gradually invades and
disintegrates the surrounding tissues, living at the
expense of and absorbing all their nutrient juices and
ultimately, it not eradicated, destroys the fishes life.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Authors/Creators: | Saville-Kent, William |
| Keywords: | Royal Society of Tasmania, Van Diemens Land, VDL, Hobart Town, natural sciences, proceedings, records |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania |
| Collections: | Royal Society Collection > Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania |
| Additional Information: | In 1843 the Horticultural and Botanical Society of Van Diemen's Land was founded and became the Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science in 1844. In 1855 its name changed to Royal Society of Tasmania for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science. In 1911 the name was shortened to Royal Society of Tasmania. |
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