Parasites of larval black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) and environmental factors associated with their distributions

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 310-318

  McCreadie, John W ^a   Adler, Peter H ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coelomycidium simulii; Mermithidae; Microsporidia

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOSPORA BRACTEATA; BRACTEATA; DIPTERA; FUNGI; JANACEKIA DEBAISIEUXI; MERMITHIDAE; MICROSPORIDIA; NEMATODA; POLYDISPYRENIA SIMULII; SIMULIIDAE;

EID: 0033419991     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3227000     Document Type: Article

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