A review: Gaps in our knowledge on myxozoan parasites of fishes

Fish Pathology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 125-136

  Yokoyama, Hiroshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actinosporean; Biology; Control strategy; Myxosporean; Myxozoa; Parasite; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYXIDA; ANNELIDA; CANIS; INVERTEBRATA; METAZOA; MYXOBOLUS; MYXOBOLUS CEREBRALIS; MYXOSPOREA; MYXOZOA; PISCES; PROTOZOA;

EID: 1642369051     PISSN: 0388788X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3147/jsfp.38.125     Document Type: Review

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