BRANCHIOMYCOSIS "MYCOTIC DISEASE" OF EGYPTIAN FISH FARMS (MUGIL CEPHALUS AND MUGIL CAPITO. "GRY MULLET")

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This study is the description of Branchiomycosis in Gray mullet in Egypt. This disease occured two times in july within 4 years interval. From the morphology of the fungus, size of the spores, thickness of the wall of the hyphae, beside its location in gill tissue, the fungus was identified as Branchiomyces demigrans. The histopathological alterations in gills, gill covering, liver, kidneys are described, as well as the conterol of the disease.