Gill lesions associated with Erpocotyle tiburonis (Monogenea: Hexabothriidae) on wild and aquarium-held bonnethead sharks (Sphyrna tiburo)

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 972-977

  Bullard, S A ^a   Frasca S , Jr ^a   Benz, G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; LESION; PARASITISM; SHARK;

ARTICLE; BREEDING; GILL; INFECTION; ION TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHARK; TANDEM REPEAT; TONOFILAMENT; WATER FLOW;

CARCHARHINIFORMES; CHONDRICHTHYES; ERPOCOTYLE TIBURONIS; HEXABOTHRIIDAE; MONOGENEA; SPHYRNA TIBURO; SPHYRNIDAE;

EID: 0034773216     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2001)087[0972:glawet]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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