Cardiac myxosporiosis of pearl-spot, Etroplus suratensis (Bloch), due to Myxobolus etropli sp. nov.

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 169-176

  Rajendran, K V ^a   Vijayan, K K ^a   Alavandi, S V ^a  

^a ICAR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF BRACKISHWATER AQUACULTURE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LAGOON; FISH; HOST SPECIFICITY; PARASITE; SITE SPECIFICITY;

INDIA, CHENNAI, MUTTUKKADU;

ANIMALIA; BULBUS; ETROPLUS SURATENSIS; MYXOBOLUS; MYXOBOLUS ETROPLI; MYXOSPOREA;

EID: 0031867978     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2761.1998.00090.x     Document Type: Article

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