Epistylis sp. (Ciliata: Peritrichida) infestation on the eggs of berried red claw crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus females in Ecuador

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 432-435

  Romero, Xavier ^a   Jiménez, Roberto ^b  

^a Acuatecnos ^*  (Ecuador)

^b ACUATECNOS   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTACOIDEA; CHERAX QUADRICARINATUS; CILIOPHORA; EPISTYLIS; PERITRICHIA;

EID: 0031326412     PISSN: 08938849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.1997.tb00292.x     Document Type: Article

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