Development of a myxozoan parasite Tetracapsula bryozoides gen. n. et sp. n. in Cristatella mucedo (Bryozoa: Phylactolaemata)

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 249-261

  Canning, Elizabeth U ^a   Okamura, Beth ^b   Curry, Alan ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bryozoa; Cristatella mucedo; Myxozoa; Tetracapsula bryozoides gen. n. et sp. n.; ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRYOZOA; CRISTATELLA MUCEDO; MULTIVALVULIDA; MYXOSPOREA; MYXOZOA; PHYLACTOLAEMATA; TETRACAPSULA BRYOZOIDES; TUBULOCRISTATA;

EID: 0030470958     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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