Life cycle of the temporary fish parasite, Gnathia africana (Crustacea: Isopoda: Gnathiidae)

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 135-142

  Smit, Nico J ^a,c   Basson, Linda ^b   Van As, Jo G ^b  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fish parasite; Gnathia africana; Gnathiidae; Isopoda; Life cycle

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CLINUS; CLINUS SUPERCILIOSUS; CRUSTACEA; GNATHIA; GNATHIA AFRICANA; GNATHIIDAE; ISOPODA; PAVOCLINUS HETERODON; PRANIZA;

EID: 0042850324     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2003.024     Document Type: Article

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