Distribution and prevalence of Anguillicola crassus (Nematoda) in eels Anguilla anguilla of the rivers Rhine and Naab, Germany

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 137-143

  Würtz, Jürgen ^a   Knopf, Klaus ^b   Taraschewski, Horst ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anguilla anguilla; Anguillicola crassus; Distribution; Prevalence; Swimbladder

Indexed keywords

DISEASE DETECTION; EEL; RIVER RHINE;

EEL; ENDOPARASITE; PARASITE INFECTION; SWIMBLADDER;

BAVARIA; GERMANY; NAAB RIVER; RHINE RIVER;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLICOLA; ANGUILLICOLA CRASSUS; ANGUILLIFORMES; ANIMALIA; NEMATODA;

EID: 0032485272     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao032137     Document Type: Article

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