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Contemporary environmental paintings
Parvicapsula - Fish - Pacific Salmon - Parasites by Mary Jane Jessen
  Parvicapsula  (2008)
Subject: Fish - Pacific Salmon - Parasites
Dimensions (inches): 24 x 48 x 2.25
Medium: Collage and oil paint on canvas
Description: Parvicapsula is a parasite that attacks the kidneys of salmon and can potentially cause a high mortality rate among spawners. In the background of the painting is a tissue section of a sockeye glomeruli infected with parvicapsula.


Resources:
Bower, Dr. Susan. Parasitologist, Aquaculture Division Pacific Biological Station, Nanaimo, BC
Jones, Dr. Simon. Salmonid immunology and
parasitology. Pacific Biological Station, Nanaimo, BC
 
Original Available For Sale: No

Limited Edition Available: Yes
Details: Full colour 12" x 24" Giclee print on canvas.
Edition Size: 100
Price: $295.00 US

 
 
Conservation Committment: 15% (Artist commits to donating the indicated portion of proceeds to conservation)
 
This artwork is dedicated to: Raincoast Conservation Society  


 
   

 
 
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