Euhirudinea from Australian turtles (Chelodina burrungandjii and Emydura australis) of the Kimberley Plateau, Western Australia, Australia

Comparative Parasitology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 241-244

  Tucker, Anton D ^a,b   Fitzsimmons, Nancy N ^b   Govedich, Frederic R ^c  

^a MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Bogobdella; Chelodina; Emydura; Euhirudinea; Kimberley Plateau; Leech; Placobdelloides; Turtle; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

CHELODINA; EMYDURA; EMYDURA AUSTRALIS; EUHIRUDINEA; HIRUDINIDA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 24944511329     PISSN: 15252647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1654/4175     Document Type: Article

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