Ultrastructure of spermiogenesis and the spermatozoon of Helicometra fasciata (Digenea, Opecoelidae), a parasite of Labrus merula (Pisces, Teleostei)

Acta Parasitologica

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 255-264

  Levron, Céline ^a   Ternengo, Sonia ^a   Marchand, Bernard ^a  

^a Faculte des Sciences et Techniques   (France)

Author keywords

Digenea; Helicometra fasciata; Opecoelidae; Spermatozoon; Spermiogenesis; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

HELICOMETRA; HELICOMETRA FASCIATA; LABRUS; LABRUS MERULA; OPECOELIDAE; OPECOELOIDES; OPECOELOIDES FURCATUS; PISCES; TELEOSTEI; TREMATODA;

EID: 0742320036     PISSN: 12302821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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