Copepods of the family ergasilidae (Poecilostomatoida) parasitic on coastal fishes of kerala, india

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1992, Pages 1227-1241

  Shey Ho, Ju ^a   Jayarajan, P ^a   Radhakrishnan, S ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

Author keywords

Copepoda; Dermoergasilus; Ergasilidae; Ergasilus; India; Paraergasilus; Poecilostomatoida

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001326757     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222939200770691     Document Type: Article

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