Infection in the fins of the goldfish Carassius auratus caused by Myxobolus diversus (Myxosporea)

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-36

  Molnár, Kálmán ^a   Székely, Csaba ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Fins; Goldfish; Histopathology; Myxobolus diversus; Myxosporea

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CARASSIUS AURATUS; MYXOBOLUS; MYXOBOLUS DIVERSUS; MYXOSPOREA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0037366946     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2003.005     Document Type: Article

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