Myocarditis in the common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis)

J Comp Pathol. 1990 Apr;102(3):291-7. doi: 10.1016/s0021-9975(08)80018-7.

Abstract

This report describes five cases of myocarditis in the common cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis. Both the systemic heart and the branchial hearts exhibited inflammatory lesions. Vibrio species were isolated from four of these cases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Male
  • Mollusca*
  • Myocarditis / pathology
  • Myocarditis / veterinary*