Myxosporea (Protozoa: Myxozoa) of freshwater fishes in Africa: Keys to genera and species

Systematic Parasitology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 161-178

  Fomena, A ^a   Bouix, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYXOSPOREA;

EID: 0030851624     PISSN: 01655752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005839220014     Document Type: Article

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