Observations on the development of Udonella caligorum Johnston, 1835 (Monogenea: Polyonchoinea) on a parasitic copepod species of Caligus (Copepoda: Caligidae), collected from Lake St Lucia, South Africa

African Zoology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 393-396

  Grobler, N J ^a   Christison, K W ^a   Olivier, P A S ^b   Van As, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Development; Ectoparasites; Platyhelminthes; Udonellidae

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ECTOPARASITE; FLATWORM; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; SUPERPARASITISM;

AFRICA; KWAZULU-NATAL; LAKE SAINT LUCIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CALIGIDAE; CALIGUS; CHRISTIA; COPEPODA; LUCIA; MONOGENEA; PLATYHELMINTHES; UDONELLA CALIGORUM; UDONELLIDAE;

EID: 0347656775     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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