The Parasitic Watermolds : Taxonomy, Ecology, Pathology and Control. 1993, 144 p., 10 plates, $15.
Contents: Preface. General introduction. 1. Cause of infection. 2. Mode of fungal attack in fish. 3. Structure of fish skin. 4. Disease symptoms in fishes and plants. 5. Methods of isolation of watermolds. 6. Key to the watermolds. 7. Taxonomy and pathogenic discussion of: Achlya; Aphanomyces; Brevilegnia; Dictyuchus; Isoachlya; Leptolegnia; Protoachlya; Saprolegnia and Thraustotheca. 8. Control of watermolds. 9. Tolerance test. 10. Susceptibility, resistance and defence reaction in fishes. 11. Ecology of watermolds. 12. List of watermolds as fish parasites. 13. List of watermolds as plant parasites. References. Subject index. Authors' index.
"Lower filamentous aquatic fungi are generally known as watermolds, which are ubiquitous member of aquatic and semiaquatic environment. Being facultative parasites, these species cause a great loss in fish productivity, agricultural and vegetable yields.
"The information regarding mycopathology of the watermolds is limited and scattered.
The Monograph would be very much useful for students, researchers teachers, scientists and administrators related to mycology, animal and plant pathology, animal husbandary, fisheries, aquatic-biology, limnology, acqua-culture and environmental sciences." (jacket)
[R.D. Khulbe is a Senior Reader in the Department of Botany, Kumaun University. He also wrote Microbial Activity in the Himalaya.] No. 8824