Two parasitic copepods, Pseudomyicola spinosus and Modiolicola gracilis, associated with edible mussels, Mytilus galloprovincialis and Mytilus californianus, from Baja California, NW Mexico

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 667-672

  Caceres Martinez, Jorge ^a   Vasquez Yeomans, Rebeca ^a   Morales, Eduardo Suarez ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

^b EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

copepods; Modiolicola gracilis; Mytilus californianus; Mytilus galloprovincialis; parasites; pathology; Pseudomyicola spinosus

Indexed keywords

MODIOLICOLA GRACILIS; MYTILUS CALIFORNIANUS; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; PSEUDOMYICOLA SPINOSUS; BIVALVIA; COPEPODA;

BLUE MUSSEL; CALIFORNIA MUSSEL; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MUSSEL CULTURE; NEW RECORD; NEW RECORDS; PARASITE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITES;

MEXICO, BAJA CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0030303198     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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