Characterization of Cryptocaryon irritans, a parasite isolated from marine fishes in Taiwan

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 147-156

  Yambot, Apolinario V ^a   Song, Yen Ling ^a   Sung, Hung Hung ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Characteristics; Cryptocaryon irritans; Phylogeny; RDNA sequence; Variants

Indexed keywords

FISH; PARASITE; PHYLOGENY;

TAIWAN;

CRYPTOCARYON IRRITANS; MYXOZOA; PISCES; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0037475117     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao054147     Document Type: Article

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