Pentastomid infections in cichlid fishes in the Kruger National Park and the description of the infective larva of Subtriquetra rileyi n. sp.

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 159-167

  Junker, K ^a,b   Boomker, J ^a   Booyse, D G ^a  

^a SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caiman sclerops; Cichlid fishes; Crocodiles; Crocodylus niloticus; Crocodylus palustris; Kruger National Park; Leiperia cincinnalis; Oreochromis mossambicus; Pentastomids; Sebekia wedli; Subtriquetra rileyi; Tilapia rendalli

Indexed keywords

CAIMAN CROCODILUS; CICHLIDAE; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); CROCODYLUS NILOTICUS; CROCODYLUS PALUSTRIS; LEIPERIA; LEIPERIA CINCINNALIS; MEGACEPHALA; OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS; PENTASTOMIDA; PISCES; SEBEKIA; SEBEKIIDAE; SUBTRIQUETRIDAE; TILAPIA RENDALLI;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; FISH DISEASE; HISTOLOGY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LARVA; PARASITOLOGY; PERCH; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; FISH DISEASES; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; LARVA; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; PERCHES; PREVALENCE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032152076     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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