Ultrastructural details of the xenoma of Loma myrophis (phylum Microsporidia) and extrusion of the polar tube during autoinfection

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 203-207

  Matos, E ^a   Corral, L ^b,c   Azevedo, C ^b,c  

^a Research Laboratory Carlos Azevedo   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Extrusion; Loma myrophis; Microsporidian; Parasite; Polar tube; Ultrastructure; Xenoma

Indexed keywords

PARASITE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

LOMA; LOMA MYROPHIS; MICROSPORIDIA; MYROPHIS; MYROPHIS PLATYRHYNCHUS; OPHICHTHIDAE;

EID: 0038582337     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao054203     Document Type: Article

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