Light and electron microscope observations on Sphaerospora ojiroveci n. sp. (Myxozoa) from the kidney of Pangasius sutchi (Teleostei)

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 444-451

  Dyková, Iva ^a   Lom, Jiří ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Morphogenesis; Myxosporea; Pangasius; Sphaerospora; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GLOMERULUS; MYXOSPOREA; MYXOZOA; PANGASIUS; PANGASIUS SUTCHI; SPHAEROSPORA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0031576687     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0932-4739(97)80056-9     Document Type: Article

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