Ortholinea gadusiae sp. n. and Sphaeromyxa opisthopterae sp. n. (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) from the clupeid fish of the Bay of Bengal, West Bengal, India

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 145-153

  Sarkar, Nirmal K ^a  

^a Rishi Bankim Chandra College   (India)

Author keywords

Bay of Bengal; Clupeidae; Gall bladder; Myxosporea; Ortholinea gadusiae sp. n.; Sphaeromyxa opisthopterae sp. n.; Urinary bladder

Indexed keywords

INDIA; TAXONOMY;

GADUSIA CHAPRA; OPISTHOPTERUS TARDOORE; ORTHOLINEA GADUSIAE; SPHAEROMYXA OPISTHOPTERAE;

EID: 0032959799     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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