Some aspects of the taxonomy and biology of dracunculoid nematodes parasitic in fishes: A review

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-13

  Moravec, František ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Dracunculoidea; Fish; Nematoda; Parasites; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLICOLIDAE; ANIMALIA; COPEPODA; DRACUNCULOIDEA; INVERTEBRATA; LOCKENLOIA; NEMATODA; OSTRACODA; PHILOMETRA; PHILOMETRIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 1842588900     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2004.001     Document Type: Review

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