Anthobothrium altavelae sp. n. (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) from the spiny butterfly ray Gymnura altavela (Elasmobranchii: Gymnuridae) in Tunisia

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 295-298

  Neifar, Lassâd ^a   Euzet, Louis ^b   Hassine, Oum Kalthoum Ben ^c  

^a Faculté des Sciences de Sfax   (Tunisia)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Anthobothrium altavelae; Elasmobranchii; Gymnura altavela; Parasite; Spiral intestine; Tetraphyllidea

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANTHOBOTHRIUM; ANTHOBOTHRIUM ALTAVELAE; ANTHOBOTHRIUM CORNUCOPIA; ANTHOBOTHRIUM LACINIATUM; CARCHARHINIFORMES; CESTODA; CHONDRICHTHYES; ELASMOBRANCHII; GYMNURA ALTAVELA; GYMNURIDAE; GYMNURINAE (CHONDRICHTHYES); MYLIOBATIFORMES; TETRAPHYLLIDEA;

EID: 0036950368     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2002.054     Document Type: Article

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