Occurrence of the swimbladder parasite Anguillicola crassus (Nematoda, Dracunculoidea) in European eels (Anguilla anguilla) in Ceyhan River, Turkey

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 661-663

  Genç, Ercüment ^a   Şahan, Aysel ^b   Altun, Tülay ^b   Cengizler, Ibrahim ^b   Nevşat, Erdal ^c  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF STATE HYDRAULIC WORKS   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anguilla anguilla; Anguillicola crassus; Swimbladder parasite

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLICOLA CRASSUS; ANGUILLIFORMES; DRACUNCULOIDEA; NEMATODA;

EID: 22244441794     PISSN: 13000128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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