Five new species of Pedibothrium (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) from the tawny nurse shark, Nebrius ferrugineus, in the Pacific ocean

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 286-300

  Caira, J N ^a   Tracy, Randall ^a   Euzet, L ^a  

^a Dept of Ecol and Evol Biology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PARASITE; SHARK;

ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CESTODE; FRENCH POLYNESIA; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST SELECTION; MORPHOLOGY; NEBRIUS FERRUGINEUS; NONHUMAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PEDIBOTHRIUM; PEDIBOTHRIUM KERKHAMI; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHARK; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STEGOSTOMA FASCIATUM; TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CESTODA; CESTODE INFECTIONS; FISH DISEASES; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; INTESTINES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA; SHARKS;

FRENCH POLYNESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA;

ANIMALIA; CANDIDATUS MICROTHRIX; CESTODA; CHONDRICHTHYES; GINGLYMOSTOMA CIRRATUM; GINGLYMOSTOMATIDAE; NEBRIUS FERRUGINEUS; ONCHOBOTHRIIDAE; RHINCODONTIDAE; STEGOSTOMA FASCIATUM; TETRAPHYLLIDEA;

EID: 2442441937     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-3128     Document Type: Article

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