First record of the eel swimbladder parasite Anguillicola crassus (Nematoda) from Scotland

Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 82-85

  Lyndon, A R ^a   Pieters, N ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLICOLA; ANGUILLICOLA CRASSUS; ANGUILLIFORMES; NEMATODA;

EID: 19044372044     PISSN: 01080288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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