Pseudoklossia Semiluna n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Aggregatidae): A coccidian parasite of the kidney of blue missels, species of Mytilus, from British Columbia, Canada

Parasite

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-22

  Desser, S S ^a   Bower, S M ^b   Hong, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bivalve; Coccidia; Macrogametocyte; Oocyst; Sporocyst

Indexed keywords

APICOMPLEXA; BIVALVIA; COCCIDIA; MYTILUS; PSEUDOKLOSSIA;

EID: 0001821262     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/1998051017     Document Type: Article

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