Micropleura australiensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Micropleuridae) from the body cavity of Crocodylus johnsoni in Western Australia

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 322-326

  Moravec, František ^a   Kay, Winston R ^a,b   Hobbs, Russell P ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEMATODE; NEW SPECIES;

ALLIGATOR; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CROCODYLUS JOHNSONI; MICROPLEURA AUSTRALIENSIS; MICROPLEURA INDICA; MICROPLEURA LISSEMYSIA; MICROPLEURA TRIONYXI; MORPHOLOGY; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PERITONEAL CAVITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION;

ALLIGATOR; CROCODYLUS; CROCODYLUS JOHNSONI; MICROPLEURA; NEMATODA;

EID: 1842430235     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-3260     Document Type: Article

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