Myxobolus buckei sp. n. (Myxozoa), a new pathogenic parasite from the spinal column of three cyprinid fishes from the United Kingdom

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 251-262

  Longshaw, Matt ^a   Frear, Paul ^b   Feist, Stephen W ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abramis brama; Bivalvulida; Histopathology; Leuciscus cephalus; Myxobolus; Myxozoa; Rutilus rutilus; Spine; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ABRAMIS; ABRAMIS BRAMA; ANIMALIA; BIVALVULIDA; BRAMA; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES; LEUCISCUS; LEUCISCUS CEPHALUS; MYXOBOLUS; MYXOBOLUS BUCKEI; MYXOZOA; PISCES; PROTOZOA; RUTILUS; RUTILUS RUTILUS;

EID: 0742285111     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2003.043     Document Type: Article

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