First record of the genus Syncuaria (Nematoda: Acuariidae) in Argentina, with description of a new species

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 139-144

  Digiani, María Celina ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acuariidae; Argentina; Host specificity; Nematoda; Syncuaria diacantha; Syncuaria plegadisi; Threskiornithidae

Indexed keywords

PLATALEA AJAJA; SYNCUARIA; SYNCUARIA DIACANTHA; SYNCUARIA PLEGADISI;

EID: 0033025554     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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