Philometra thaiensis sp. nov. (Nematoda, Philometridae) from Tetraodon palembangensis and T. fluviatilis (Pisces) from fresh waters in Thailand, with a key to Philometra spp. parasitic in the host's abdominal cavity

Acta Parasitologica

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 319-324

  Moravec, František ^a   Fiala, Ivan ^a,b   Dyková, Iva ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Morphology; Nematoda; Parasite; Philometra; Tetraodon; Thailand

Indexed keywords

NEMATODA; PHILOMETRIDAE; PISCES; TETRAODON FLUVIATILIS; TETRAODON PALEMBANGENSIS; TETRAODONTIDAE;

EID: 11244323847     PISSN: 12302821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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