Life history, pathology, and description of Kudoa ovivora n. sp. (Myxozoa, Myxosporea): An ovarian parasite of caribbean labroid fishes

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 337-353

  Swearer, Stephen E ^a   Robertson, D Ross ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FISH; HOST; KUDOA OVIVORA; LIFE CYCLE; METAZOON; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PANAMA; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE LOCALIZATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE VIRULENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALS; FISH DISEASES; FISHES; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; PROTOZOA; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 0032974170     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3285645     Document Type: Article

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