Parasitological survey of sharpsnout seabream Diplodus puntazzo (Cetti, 1777) reared in sea cages in Sardinia (western Mediterranean)

Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 140-147

  Merella, P ^a   Cherchi, S ^b   Salati, F ^b   Garippa, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b IZS of Sardinia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRISPINUM; CERATOMYXA; CRUSTACEA; DIPLODUS PUNTAZZO; ENTEROMYXUM LEEI; LAMELLODISCUS IGNORATUS; LERNANTHROPUS; MONOGENEA; MYXOSPOREA;

EID: 25144519654     PISSN: 01080288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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