Description of Pelonia africana n. g., n. sp. (Pentastomida: Sebekidae) from the lungs of Pelomedusa subrufa and Pelusios sinuatus (Chelonia) in South Africa

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 53-59

  Junker, K ^a   Boomker, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chelonia; Pelomedusa; Pelonia africana; Pelusios; Pentastomes; Terrapins

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPULATION; DIESINGIA MEGASTOMA; ESOPHAGUS; LUNG; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PELOMEDUSA SUBRUFA; PELONIA AFRICANA; PELUSIOS SINUATUS; SOUTH AFRICA; TURTLE;

ANIMALIA; EMYDIDAE; PELOMEDUSA; PELOMEDUSA SUBRUFA; PELUSIOS; PELUSIOS SINUATUS; PENTASTOMIDA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0036519941     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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