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troutbreath

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Fish guts lead to fascinating find
« on: February 11, 2009, 07:42:07 PM »
Fish guts lead to fascinating find
 
 
News ServicesFebruary 11, 2009
 
Toronto biologist Claire Healy has defined a whole new order in the animal kingdom -- a huge group of hundreds of species -- and she found them all in fish guts. Healy, an associate curator of invertebrate zoology at the Royal Ontario Museum, achieved the truly rare scientific milestone studying the humble tapeworm. Her new order -- a level of biological classification below class and above family -- was unveiled in this month's International Journal for Parasitology under the name Rhinebothriidea. It contains about 200 known tapeworms, with hundreds more just waiting to be found. "Every time we look in another shark or ray, we find additional new species. The group is just very understudied," said Healy.

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Re: Fish guts lead to fascinating find
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2009, 09:46:04 PM »
anyone for sushi?
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Re: Fish guts lead to fascinating find
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2009, 10:03:48 PM »
Fascinating!
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Re: Fish guts lead to fascinating find
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2009, 10:38:57 PM »
I had a tapeworm in a 38lb spring  >:(
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Re: Fish guts lead to fascinating find
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2009, 11:05:03 PM »
my cat had worms  ;D it was quite fascinating
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Re: Fish guts lead to fascinating find
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2009, 01:46:56 PM »
I have worms in my compost bin... and many other unrecognizable organisms... ;D
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Re: Fish guts lead to fascinating find
« Reply #6 on: February 13, 2009, 07:07:47 AM »
that's scary.
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Re: Fish guts lead to fascinating find
« Reply #7 on: February 15, 2009, 08:32:25 AM »
I found some worms when cold smoking some salmon.  Threw it all out.  Called the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and they said that all fish has worms which is why it is so important to properly cook or freeze the fish before eating.  The food safe standard is based on how many worms are present, if there are too many the fish will be thrown out, but certain amounts are considered safe for consumption.

Have a great day,

Rob
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