Aspects of the morphology and a review of the taxonomic status of three species of the genus Chonopeltis (Crustacea: Branchiura) from the Orange-Vaal and South West Cape River Systems, South Africa

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 221-228

  Van As, Liesl L ^a   Van As, Jo G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chonopeltis australis; Chonopeltis australissimus; Chonopeltis minutus; Fish parasite; Morphology; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CHONOPELTIS AUSTRALIS; CHONOPELTIS AUSTRALISSIMUS; CHONOPELTIS MINUTUS;

EID: 0032711074     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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