Glands associated with the anterior adhesive areas of the monogeneans, Entobdella sp. and Entobdella australis (Capsalidae) from the skin of Himantura fai and Taeniura lymma (Dasyatididae)

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 653-665

  Whittington, Ian D ^a   Cribb, Bronwen W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Attachment; Capsalidae; Entobdella australis; Entobdella sp.; Glands; Himantura fai; Monogenean; Skin parasites; Taeniura lymma

Indexed keywords

APOCRINE GLAND; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CELL ADHESION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKIN SURFACE; TELEOST; TREMATODIASIS;

ADHESIVENESS; ANIMALS; FISHES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROTUBULES; SKIN; TREMATODA;

CAPSALIDAE; ENTOBDELLA; ENTOBDELLA AUSTRALIS; ENTOBDELLA SOLEAE; HIMANTURA FAI; MONOGENEA; PLEURONECTIFORMES; TAENIURA LYMMA; TELEOSTEI; TREMATODA;

EID: 0032055108     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(98)00016-2     Document Type: Article

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