Visit QPX Disease QPX Disease Fact sheet on QPX (Quahog Parasite Unknown) a Protozoan parasite of hard clams, Mercenaria mercenaria, including history, infection and mortality, guidelines for management, and how to determine if hard clams are infected. 2000 Connecticut Department of Agriculture
Visit A Guide to Bivalve Diseases for Aquaculturists in the Northeastern U.S. A Guide to Bivalve Diseases for Aquaculturists in the Northeastern U.S. Reviews common diseases of marine bivalves such as MSX, dermo, juvenile oyster disease, bonamiasis, hemic neoplasia, gonadal neoplasia, and QPX, and available means for preventing or minimizing their impacts. 1999 Maine Sea Grant