Infestation Dynamics and Histopathology of Two Species of Freshwater Leeches (Hirudinea: Piscicolidae) on Teleost Fish from Uruguay

Comparative Parasitology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-28

  Volonterio, Odile ^a   López De León, Eduardo ^a   Ponce De León, Rodrigo ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Erythrinidae; Fish; Hirudinea; Histopathology; Hoplias malabaricus; Infestation dynamics; Leech; Myzobdella platensis; Myzobdella uruguayensis; Pimelodidae; Rhamdia quelen; Uruguay

Indexed keywords

CHARACIFORMES; ERYTHRINIDAE; FRESHWATER LEECH; HIRUDINEA; HIRUDINIDA; HOPLIAS MALABARICUS; MYZOBDELLA; PIMELODIDAE; PISCICOLIDAE; RHAMDIA; RHAMDIA QUELEN; SILURIFORMES; TELEOST FISH; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0842265990     PISSN: 15252647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1654/4087     Document Type: Article

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