Redescription of three Philometra spp. (Nematoda, Philometridae) from the gonads of marine perciform fishes of Iskenderun Bay (North-East Mediterranean), Turkey

Acta Parasitologica

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-40

  Moravec, František ^a   Gene, Ercument ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Epinephelus; Gonads; Marine fishes; Mediterranean Sea; Mycteroperca; Pagellus; Parasitic nematode; Philometra; Pomatomus; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AVES; EPINEPHELUS; EPINEPHELUS MARGINATUS; ERYTHRINUS; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; MYCTEROPERCA; MYCTEROPERCA RUBRA; NEMATODA; PAGELLUS; PAGELLUS ERYTHRINUS; PERCIFORMES; PHILOMETRIDAE; PISCES; POMATOMIDAE; POMATOMUS; POMATOMUS SALTATRIX; SERRANIDAE; SPARIDAE;

EID: 1842614929     PISSN: 12302821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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