Occurrence of scuticociliatosis in olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus by Phiasterides dicentrarchi (Ciliophora: Scuticociliatida)

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 233-238

  Sung, Mi Kim ^a   Jae, Bum Cho ^a   Sung, Koo Kim ^a   Yoon, Kwon Nam ^a   Ki, Hong Kim ^a  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Morphology; Olive flounder; PCR based; Philasterides dicentrarchi; Scuticociliatosis; SS rRNA gene

Indexed keywords

FLATFISH; NEW RECORD; PARASITIC DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; CILIOPHORA; DICENTRARCHUS; DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX; PARALICHTHYS; PARALICHTHYS OLIVACEUS; PHIASTERIDES DICENTRARCHI; PLEURONECTOIDEI; PSEUDOCOHNILEMBUS; PSEUDOCOHNILEMBUS PERSALINUS; SCOPHTHALMUS; SCOPHTHALMUS MAXIMUS; SCUTICOCILIATIA; SERRANIDAE; URONEMA MARINUM;

EID: 12244305146     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao062233     Document Type: Article

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