Endoparasites of the eastern narrowmouth toad, Gastrophryne carolinensis (Anura: Microhylidae), from Northwestern Louisiana and Northeastern Texas, U.S.A.

Comparative Parasitology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 124-128

  McAllister, Chris T ^a   Bursey, Charles R ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY TEXARKANA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anura; Cosmocercoides variabilis; Eastern narrowmouth toad; Louisiana; Microhylidae; Myxidium serotinum; Nematoda; Protista; Protoopalina allisteri; Texas; U.S.A.

Indexed keywords

ANURA; CAROLINENSIS; COSMOCERCOIDES; COSMOCERCOIDES VARIABILIS; GASTROPHRYNE CAROLINENSIS; MICROHYLIDAE; MYXIDIUM; MYXIDIUM SEROTINUM; MYXOZOA; NEMATODA; OPALINIDAE; PROTISTA; PROTOOPALINA; PROTOOPALINA ALLISTERI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 13644263277     PISSN: 15252647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1654/4149     Document Type: Article

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