The reproductive cycle of mothocya epimerica (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) a parasite of the sand smelt, atherina boyeri (Osteichthyes: Atherinidae), in the lesina lagoon, Italy

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1055-1066

  Bello, G ^a   Vaglio, A ^b   Piscitelli, G ^b  

^a Arion   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic; Atherina boyeri; Isopoda; Life cycle; Mothocya epimerica; Osteichthyes; Parasitism

Indexed keywords

LAGOON ECOSYSTEMS; LIFE CYCLE; PARASITE; PARASITES; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SAND SMELT;

APULIA; ITALY; LESINA LAGOON;

ATHERINA BOYERI; ATHERINA HEPSETUS; ATHERINIDAE; CYMOTHOIDAE; ISOPODA; MOTHOCYA EPIMERICA; OSTEICHTHYES;

EID: 0030757269     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222939700770551     Document Type: Article

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