Parasitic copepod, Lernaea multiobosa sp. nov. (Family: Lernaeidae), from a cyprinid fish of Manchhar lake (Sindh) Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-33

  Jafri, S I H ^a   Mahar, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SINDH   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Anchor worm; Ectoparasite; Fish disease

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; CYPRINID; ECTOPARASITE; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

PAKISTAN;

COPEPODA; CRUSTACEA; CYPRINIDAE; LAMIINAE; LERNAEA; LERNAEA MULTIOBOSA; LERNAEIDAE; SALMOSTOMA; SALMOSTOMA BACAILA;

EID: 0042697225     PISSN: 00309923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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