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RTLA 1856. Green turtle, Chelonia mydas 
Material: Tissue: front flippers with associated pectoral muscu¬ 
lature; complete pelvic section including hind flippers 
and tail; head, neck, heart, and section of lung 
Habitat: Kaneohe Bay, Island of Oahu, Hawaii 
Diagnosis: Fibropapilloma of skin; fibroma of lung 
Submitter: G. H. Balazs 
RTLA 1857. African bullfrog, Pyxicephalus adspersus 
Material: Digit with multiple nodular growths 
Habitat: Reptile House, San Antonio Zoological Gardens and 
Aquarium, San Antonio, Texas 
Diagnosis: Osteomyelitis associated with bone destruction and 
prickle cell hyperplasia 
Submitter: K. C. Fletcher 
RTLA 1858-1860. 
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Carp, Cyprinus carpio 
Three tissue samples each: liver, gill, and kidney 
Kalamazoo River at Plainwell Damsite, Otsego, Michigan 
Extensive gill hyperplasia probably due to chemical 
pollution resulting in asphyxiation; liver and kidney 
tissue "normal" 
J. G. Hnath 
RTLA 
1861. White sucker, Catostomus commersoni 
Material: Two tissue samples: gill and liver 
Habitat: Kalamazoo River at Plainwell Damsite, Otsego, Michigan 
Diagnosis: Extensive gill hyperplasia probably due to chemical 
pollution resulting in asphyxiation; liver tissue 
"normal" 
Submitter: J. G. Hnath 
RTLA 1862. Rainbow trout, Salmo gairdneri 
Material: Two pieces of tissue; one microslide 
Diagnosis: Hemangioendotheliosarcoma 
Submitter: C. E. Smith 
RTLA 1863, 1864. 
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Black crappie, Pomoxis nigromaculatus 
Two cassettes each, containing tissue 
Cornwall Lake, Van Buren County, Michigan 
Probable hematopoietic sarcoma; tissue too autolyzed 
for a definitive diagnosis 
J. G. Hnath 
RTLA 1865. California (?) needlefish, Strongylura exilis (?) 
Material: Head with multiple growths along the lower jaw; gill 
with scars; 2, 35 mm color transparencies 
Habitat: Shelter Island, San Diego Bay, California 
Diagnosis: Exuberant, excavating, multifocal bacterial granuloma 
Submitter: G. E. Cosgrove 
