Kudoa sp. (Myxozoa) causing a post-mortem myoliquefaction of North-Pacific giant octopus Paroctopus dofleini (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae)

Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 266-268

  Yokoyama, H ^a   Masuda, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Hyogo Pref Tajima Fish Res Inst   (Japan)

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EID: 0242350581     PISSN: 01080288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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