Immature stages and re-description of Henneguya suprabranchiae (Myxosporea: Myxobolidae), an intestinal parasite of the catfish Clarias gariepinus in the River Nile, Egypt

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 179-186

  El Mansy, Amina ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Egypt; Fish parasites; Henneguya suprabranchiae; Immature stages; Mature stages; Myxosporea; River Nile

Indexed keywords

PARASITE;

CATFISH; CLARIAS; CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; CLARIAS LAZERA; HENNEGUYA; HENNEGUYA SUPRABRANCHIAE; MYXOBOLIDAE; MYXOSPOREA; PISCES;

EID: 0037020460     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao051179     Document Type: Article

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