Neoergasilus japonicus (Poecilostomatoida: Ergasilidae), a parasitic copepod new to North America

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 88-93

  Hayden, Karl J ^a   Rogers, Wilmer A ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEW RECORD; PARASITIC COPEPOD;

ARTICLE; BASS; CATFISH; COPEPOD; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION;

ALABAMA; ANIMALS; BASS; CRUSTACEA; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FEMALE; FISH DISEASES; FRESH WATER; GILLS; ICTALURIDAE; PERCIFORMES; PREVALENCE; SKIN;

USA, ALABMA, LEE COUNTY;

ANIMALIA; COPEPODA; ERGASILIDAE; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS; LEPOMIS MICROLOPHUS; MICROLOPHUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; NEOERGASILUS; NEOERGASILUS JAPONICUS; POECILOSTOMATOIDA;

EID: 0031894875     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284535     Document Type: Article

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