Parasitism by Dermocystidium ranae in a population of Rana esculenta complex in Central Italy and description of Amphibiocystidium n. gen.

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-74

  Pascolini, R ^a   Daszak, P ^b   Cunningham, A A ^c   Tei, S ^a   Vagnetti, D ^a   Bucci, S ^d   Fagotti, A ^a   Di Rosa, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b Consortium for Conservation Medicine ^*  (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Amphibian declines; Amphibiocystidium; Dermocystidium; Rana

Indexed keywords

FROG; PARASITE; POPULATION DECLINE; TAXONOMY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ITALY; SOLOMEO; UMBRIA;

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIBIOCYSTIDIUM; ANURA; DERMOCYSTIDIUM; DERMOCYSTIDIUM RANAE; DERMOCYSTIDIUM SP.; DERMOMYCOIDES; DERMOSPORIDIUM MULTIGRANULARE; RANA CLAMITANS; RANA ESCULENTA; RANA LESSONAE; REPTILIA;

EID: 0141649289     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao056065     Document Type: Article

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