Redescription of Diesingia megastoma (Diesing, 1836) Sambon, 1922, a pentastomid parasite from the South American terrapin Hydromedusa tectifera Cope

Systematic Parasitology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 211-218

  Junker, K ^a,b   Riley, J ^c   Boomker, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; BRAZIL; FEMALE; MALE; TURTLES;

CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); HYDROMEDUSA TECTIFERA; PENTASTOMIDA; SEBEKIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0345149401     PISSN: 01655752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:SYPA.0000003808.87067.9e     Document Type: Article

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