Dissemination of triactinomyxons (Myxozoa) via oligochaetes used as live food for aquarium fishes

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 137-152

  Hallett, Sascha L ^a,c   Atkinson, Stephen D ^a,c   Erséus, Christer ^b,d   El Matbouli, Mansour ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Actinosporean; Myxozoa; Oligochaete; Parasite dissemination; Pet shop; Triactinomyxon

Indexed keywords

FISH; FOOD ORGANISM; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; PARASITE TRANSMISSION;

BAVARIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; MUNICH; WORLD;

ACTINOMYXIDA; ANNELIDA; AURANTIACTINOMYXON; HEXACTINOMYXON; LIMNODRILUS HOFFMEISTERI; LIMNODRILUS UDEKEMIANUS; MYXOZOA; PISCES; RAABEIA; TRIACTINOMYXON; TUBIFEX; TUBIFEX TUBIFEX;

EID: 24044437203     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao065137     Document Type: Article

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