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Skin Worm (Gyrodactylus)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This parasite occurs very regularly. Of all the parasites that are not visible to the naked eye, the skin worm is the largest parasite, which you have to look at with a microscope. Once in focus, you can hardly miss it. The 40x magnification is big enough. Actually, you could also say: A skin worm is just too small to see with the naked eye. Despite its size, I am least afraid of this parasite. A skin worm is multicellular and cannot multiply by cell division. The skin worm is viviparous, so new skin worms are born. This process takes a few days and is temperature-dependent. <\/p>\n

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A skin worm with two offspring in the body<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With its head it eats organic material, including small amounts of mucous membrane. On the other side are two hooks with which he holds on to the Koi. These hooks are irritating and can damage the Koi.
\nThe skin worm is a worm and falls under the category of trematode. This means that they don’t look like an earthworm or tapeworm. <\/p>\n