Effect of Perkinsus olseni (Protozoa, Apicomplexa) on the weight of Tridacna crocea (Mollusca, Bivalvia) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef

Aquaculture

Volumn 141, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 25-30

  Goggin, C Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clam; Perkinsus; Tridacna crocea; Weight

Indexed keywords

APICOMPLEXA; BIVALVIA; MOLLUSCA; OSTREIDAE; PERKINSUS; PERKINSUS OLSENI; PROTOZOA; SQUAMATA; TRIDACNA CROCEA; TRIDACNIDAE;

CLAM; CLAM CULTURE; LENGTH-WEIGHT RELATIONSHIPS; PARASITE; PARASITIC DISEASES; PROTOZOA;

CORAL SEA, GREAT BARRIER REEF, LIZARD ISLAND;

EID: 0029953461     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0044-8486(95)01211-7     Document Type: Article

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