Taxonomic re-evaluation of the South African fish haemogregarine, Desseria fragilis

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 151-153

  Smit, Nico J ^a   Van As, Jo G ^a,b   Davies, Angela J ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE; TAXONOMY;

ARTICLE; DESSERIA FRAGILIS; FISH; LIFE CYCLE; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; PARABLENNIUS CORNUTUS; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PROTOZOON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TAXONOMY; TROPHOZOITE;

ANIMALS; FISH DISEASES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PERCIFORMES; PROTOZOA; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

SOUTH AFRICA;

BLENNIOIDEI; PARABLENNIUS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0037330998     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2003)089[0151:TREOTS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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