Cephalopod Diseases Caused by Fungi and Labyrinthulomycetes

Abstract

This chapter describes infections of cephalopods by both the Labyrinthulomycetes (formerly fungi, now protists) and organisms still classified as fungi, with information on how to diagnose them. Both types of infection are rare, but those by Labyrinthulomycetes in captive cephalopod populations can increase with time and may last for three or more years, raising concerns about such ubiquitous organisms for cephalopod culture.