Management of Multiple Protozoan Ectoparasites in a Research Colony of Axolotls ().

Axolotls () from a research colony presented with multifocal, white chalky to gray skin lesions, a diffuse whitish to blue hue to the integument, and friable gill filaments. Skin scrapings and wet mounts revealed , , and a trichodinid species. The average overall burden (that is, all 3 species) per axolotl ranged from 0 to 25 parasites per 40 × field (p40f; mean ± 1 SD, 2.