Ultrastructural aspects of the myxosporean Henneguya astyanax n. sp. (Myxozoa: Myxobolidae), a parasite of the Amazonian teleost Astyanax keithi (Characidae)

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-60

  Vita, P ^a   Corral, L ^a   Matos, E ^b   Azevedo, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b Faculty of Agricultural Sciences   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Henneguya; Myxozoa; Parasite; Teleost; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

PARASITE;

ASTYANAX; ASTYANAX KEITHI; CHARACIDAE; HENNEGUYA; HENNEGUYA ASTYANAX; MYXOBOLIDAE; MYXOSPOREA; MYXOZOA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0037460329     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao053055     Document Type: Article

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