Pathology of Piscinoodinium sp. (Protozoa: Dinoflagellida), parasites of the ornamental freshwater catfishes Corydoras spp. and Brochis splendens (Pisces: Callichthyidae)

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-49

  Ferraz, E ^a,b   Sommerville, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Freshwater ornamental fish; Piscinoodinium; Protozoa; Skin pathology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BROCHIS SPLENDENS; CORYDORAS; DIFFUSE HYPERPLASIA; EDEMA; EPITHELIUM HYPERTROPHY; FOCAL HYPERPLASIA; HOST RESISTANCE; PATHOGENICITY; PISCINOODINIUM; SOUTH AMERICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BROCHIS SPLENDENS; CALLICHTHYIDAE; CORYDORAS; DINOPHYCEAE; PISCES; PISCINOODINIUM; PROTOZOA; SILURIDAE;

EID: 0032516212     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao033043     Document Type: Article

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