Vexillifera expectata sp. n. and other non-encysting amoebae isolated from organs of freshwater fish

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-26

  Dyková, Iva ^a   Lom, Jiří ^a   Macháčková, Blanka ^a   Pecková, Hana ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Freshwater fish infections; Glycostyles; Non encysting amoebae; Vannella platypodia; Vexillifera expectata sp.n.

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

AMOEBA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CLASSIFICATION; CZECH REPUBLIC; FISH; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KIDNEY; LIVER; PARASITOLOGY; SPLEEN; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMOEBIDA; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CZECH REPUBLIC; FISHES; FRESH WATER; KIDNEY; LIVER; SPLEEN;

ANIMALIA; CARASSIUS AURATUS; LEUCISCUS CEPHALUS; MYCETOZOA; PERCA FLUVIATILIS; PISCES; PROTOSTELIDA; VANNELLA; VANNELLA PLATYPODIA; VEXILLIFERA; VEXILLIFERA EXPECTATA;

EID: 0031899401     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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