Morphology and ultrastructure of the anterior adhesive areas of the capsalid monogenean parasites Benedenia rohdei from the gills and B. lutjani from the pelvic fins of Lutjanus carponotatus (Pisces: Lutjanidae)

Parasitology Research

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 399-408

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Attachment; B. lutjani; Benedenia rohdei; Capsalidae; Ectoparasites; Glands; Lutjanus carponotatus; Monogenea; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; ECTOPARASITE; GILL; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MEMBRANE BINDING; MORPHOGENESIS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEOST; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FISH DISEASES; FISHES; GILLS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; TREMATODA; TREMATODE INFECTIONS;

BENEDENIA; BENEDENIA ROHDEI; CAPSALIDAE; LUTJANIDAE; LUTJANUS CARPONOTATUS; MONOGENEA; PISCES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0032892822     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050566     Document Type: Article

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