Ultrastructure of the tegument of Prosorhynchoides arcuatus (Linton, 1900) Bray, 1984 (Trematoda, Bucephalidae)

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 463-470

  Cohen, Simone C ^a   Kohn, Anna ^a   Barth, Ortrud M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Fish parasites; Pomatomus saltator; Prosorhynchoides arcuatus; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

BUCEPHALIDAE; POMATOMUS SALTATOR; PROSORHYNCHOIDES; SALTATOR; TREMATODA;

EID: 0000496165     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761996000400013     Document Type: Article

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