Infection by Anisakid Nematodes Contracaecum spp. in the Mayan Cichlid Fish 'Cichlasoma (Nandopsis)' urophthalmus (Günther 1862)

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 405-407

  Bergmann, Gaddy T ^a   Motta, Philip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

BRACKISH WATER; CICHLID; FRESHWATER; NEMATODE; ONTOGENY; PARASITE; PARASITE PREVALENCE;

ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ANISAKIASIS; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BODY BURDEN; CICHLASOMA UROPHTHALMUS; CICHLID; CONTRACAECUM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; LIFESPAN; MORPHOLOGY; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PERITONEAL CAVITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WORM;

ABDOMINAL CAVITY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ASCARIDIDA INFECTIONS; ASCARIDOIDEA; CICHLIDS; FISH DISEASES; FLORIDA; FRESH WATER; PREVALENCE; SEAWATER;

FLORIDA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; ANISAKIDAE; CICHLASOMA UROPHTHALMUS; CICHLIDAE; CONTRACAECUM; NEMATODA; PISCES;

EID: 2442546436     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-104R     Document Type: Article

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