Myxobolid parasites infecting the gills of the iberian nase, Chondrostoma polylepis (Steindachner), in Galicia (NW Spain), with a description of Myxobolus gallaicus sp. nov.

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 125-134

  Iglesias, R ^b   Parama A ^b   Alvarez, F ^b   Leiro, J ^b   Sanmartin M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chondrostoma polylepis; Morphology; Myxobolus; Myxosporea; Taxonomy tissue tropism

Indexed keywords

ICHTHYOFAUNA; PARASITE; PATHOLOGY;

SPAIN;

CHONDROSTOMA POLYLEPIS; MYXOBOLUS GALLAICUS; MYXOBOLUS IMPRESSUS; MYXOBOLUS LEUCISCINI;

EID: 0034998905     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2761.2001.00265.x     Document Type: Article

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