Nematopsis gigas n. sp. (Apicomplexa), a parasite of Nerita ascencionis (Gastropoda, Neritidae) from Brazil

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 214-219

  Azevedo, Carlos ^a,b   Padovan, Isaíras ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Nematopsis gigas; New species; Oocyst; Phagocyte; Sea water; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

MOLLUSC; NEW SPECIES; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; APICOMPLEXA; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL VACUOLE; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FIBER; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLLUSC; OOCYST; PARASITOLOGY; PHAGOCYTE; SPOROZOITE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; APICOMPLEXA; BRAZIL; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOPLASM; MICROFIBRILS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MOLLUSCA; OOCYSTS; PHAGOCYTES; SEAWATER; SPOROZOITES; VACUOLES;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; APICOMPLEXA; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; NEMATOPSIS; NERITA; NERITIDAE; POROSPORIDAE;

EID: 1942473166     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2004.tb00548.x     Document Type: Article

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