Light and scanning electron microscopy of Chloromyxum vanasi sp. n. (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) infecting gallbladder of the Nile catfish Bagrus bayad (Forskal, 1775) (Teleosti: Bagridae)

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-61

  Ali, Mohamad A ^a  

^a Fish Research Station   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Chloromyxum; Egypt; Fish parasites; Myxosporea

Indexed keywords

CHOLECYSTITIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FUNGAL SPORE; NILE RIVER; WADI EL RAIYAN LAKE;

BAGRUS BAYAD; CHLOROMYXUM VANASI;

EID: 0031968376     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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