Ultrastructure of Unikaryon nomimoscolexi n. sp. (Microsporida, Unikaryonidae), a parasite of Nomimoscolex sp. (Cestoda, Proteocephalidea) from the gut of Clarotes laticeps (Pisces, Teleostei, Bagridae)

Disease of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-40

  Sene, Aminata ^a   Ba, Cheikh Tidiane ^a   Marchand, Bernard ^b   Toguebaye, Bhen Sikina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

^b LABORATOIRE ARAGO   (France)

Author keywords

Cestoda; Clarotes laticeps; Freshwater; Hyperparasite; Microsporida; Nomimoscolex sp.; Pisces; Senegal; Unikaryon nomimoscolexi

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BAGRIDAE; CESTODA; CLAROTES LATICEPS; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIUM; MICROSPORUM; NOMIMOSCOLEX SP.; PISCES; PROTEOCEPHALIDEA; TELEOSTEI; UNIKARYONIDAE;

EID: 0030949147     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao029035     Document Type: Article

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