Chelonacarus elongatus N. Gen., N. Sp. (Acari: Cloacaridae) from the cloaca of the green turtle Chelonia mydas (Cheloniidae)

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 835-839

  Pence, Danny B ^a   Wrightt, Scott D ^a,b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITE; NEW SPECIES; PARASITE; TURTLE;

ACARI; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLOACA; FEMALE; MALE; MITE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; CLOACA; FEMALE; MALE; MITE INFESTATIONS; MITES; TURTLES;

PANAMA;

EID: 0031820633     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284599     Document Type: Article

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