Neopolystoma liewi sp. n. (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) from the eye of the Malayan box turtle (Cuora amboinensis)

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 11-16

  Du Preez, Louis H ^a   Lim, L H S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cuora amboinensis; Neopolystoma; Polystomatidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034057147     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2000.003     Document Type: Article

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