The occurrence of the tapeworm ligula intestinalis (l.), in barbus paludinosus from a small dam in zimbabwe

African Journal of Aquatic Science

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 175-178

  Barson, M ^a,b   Marshall, B E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Barbus paludinosus; Ligula intestinalis; Mean parasite intensity; Parasite index; Parasite prevalence; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

BARBUS; BARBUS PALUDINOSUS; CESTODA; LIGULA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 1342289240     PISSN: 16085914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085910309503782     Document Type: Article

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