Myxobolus goensis n. sp. (Myxozoa, Myxosporea, Myxobolidae), a parasite of the gills of Mugil cephalus (Osteichthyes, Mugilidae) from Goa, India

Parasite

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 243-248

  Eiras, J C ^a   D'Souza, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b GOA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Fish; Goa; India; Mugil cephalus; Myxobolus goensis n. sp.; Myxosporea

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY HEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; GILL; INDIA; MYXOBOLUS GOENSIS MYXOBOLIDAE; MYXOBOLUS GOENSIS MYXOSPOREA; MYXOBOLUS GOENSIS MYXOZOA; MYXOBOLUS PARVUS SHULMAN; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITOSIS; PROTOZOAN SPORE; THICKNESS; THIN FILAMENT;

ANIMALIA; CITRUS LIMON; MUGIL; MUGIL CEPHALUS; MUGILIDAE; MYXOBOLIDAE; MYXOBOLUS; MYXOSPOREA; MYXOZOA; OSTEICHTHYES; PROTOZOA;

EID: 11144276059     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2004113243     Document Type: Article

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