Occurrence of Philometra lateolabracis (Nematoda: Philometridae) in the gonads of marine perciform fishes in the Mediterranean region

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 267-269

  Moravec, František ^a   Glamuzina, Branko ^b   Marino, Giovanna ^c   Merella, Paolo ^d   Di Cave, David ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Croatia)

^c Tecnologica Applicata al Mare   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Croatia; Epinephelus marginatus; Italy; Marine fish; Mediterranean region; Parasitic nematode; Philometra lateolabracis; Seriola dumerili; Spain; Tissue parasite

Indexed keywords

HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; NEMATODE; PARASITE INTENSITY; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PERCIFORM;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EPINEPHELUS; EPINEPHELUS GIGAS; EPINEPHELUS MARGINATUS; NEMATODA; PERCIFORMES; PHILOMETRA LATEOLABRACIS; PHILOMETRIDAE; PISCES; SANGUINOFILARIA JORDANOI; SERIOLA; SERIOLA DUMERILI;

EID: 0037468282     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao053267     Document Type: Article

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