Ultrastructure of the gastrodermis and posterior gut pockets of Concinnocotyla australensis (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea, Polystomatidae) and comparison with another polystomatid, Neopolystoma spratti

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 277-286

  Watson, Nikki A ^a   Whittington, Ian D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

gastrodermis; Platyhelminthes; Polystomatidae; ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CONCINNOCOTYLA AUSTRALENSIS; DIPNOI; MONOGENEA; NEOCERATODUS FORSTERI; NEOPOLYSTOMA SPRATTI; PLATYHELMINTHES; POLYOPISTHOCOTYLEA; POLYSTOMATIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0030513403     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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