A Key to the Species of Neoechinorhynchus (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) from Turtles

Comparative Parasitology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 4-8

  Barger, Michael A ^a   Nickol, Brent B ^b  

^a PERU STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

Neoechinorhynchus chelonos; Neoechinorhynchus chrysemydis; Neoechinorhynchus constrictus; Neoechinorhynchus emydis; Neoechinorhynchus emyditoides; Neoechinorhynchus magnapapillatus; Neoechinorhynchus pseudemydis; Neoechinorhynchus stunkardi

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOCEPHALUS; NEOECHINORHYNCHIDAE; NEOECHINORHYNCHUS; NEOECHINORHYNCHUS CHELONOS; NEOECHINORHYNCHUS CHRYSEMYDIS; NEOECHINORHYNCHUS CONSTRICTUS; NEOECHINORHYNCHUS EMYDIS; NEOECHINORHYNCHUS EMYDITOIDES; NEOECHINORHYNCHUS MAGNAPAPILLATUS; NEOECHINORHYNCHUS PSEUDEMYDIS; NEOECHINORHYNCHUS STUNKARDI; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0842265992     PISSN: 15252647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1654/4120     Document Type: Article

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