Mormyrogyrodactylus gemini gen. et sp. n. (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae), a new gyrodactylid from Marcusenius macrolepidotus (Mormyridae) from South Africa

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-55

  Luus Powell, Wilmien J ^a   Mashego, Sevid N ^b   Khalil, Lotfi F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Gyrodactylidae; Marcusenius macrolepidotus; Monogenea; Mormyridae; Mormyrogyrodactylus; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ELECTRIC FISH; GYRODACTYLIDAE; MARCUSENIUS; MARCUSENIUS MACROLEPIDOTUS; MONOGENEA; MORMYRIDAE; MORMYROGYRODACTYLUS GEMINI; TREMATODA;

EID: 0242668349     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2003.009     Document Type: Article

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