The life cycle of Sphaerospora truttae (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) and some features of the biology of both the actinosporean and myxosporean stages

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-39

  Ozer A ^a,b   Wootten, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Actinosporean; Life cycle; Myxosporean; Sphaerospora truttae

Indexed keywords

LIFE CYCLE; LUMBRICULUS VARIEGATUS; PARASITE; PARASITIC INFECTION; SALMON; SPORE; TUBIFEX TUBIFEX;

ACTINOMYXIDA; ECHINACTINOMYXON; INVERTEBRATA; LUMBRICULUS VARIEGATUS; MYXOSPOREA; MYXOZOA; SPHAEROSPORA TRUTTAE; TUBIFEX TUBIFEX;

EID: 0141497656     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao040033     Document Type: Article

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