Two new species of Philometra (Nematoda: Philometridae) from needlefishes (Belonidae) in Iraq, with a key to Philometra spp. parasitic in the host's subcutaneous tissue, fins and musculature

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 267-273

  Moravec, František ^a   Ali, Atheer Hussain ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASRAH   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Iraq; Marine fish; Parasitic nematode; Persian Gulf; Philometra; Strongylura; Tylosurus

Indexed keywords

BELONIDAE; BELONIFORMES; NEMATODA; PHILOMETRA (NEMATODE); PHILOMETRIDAE; PISCES; STRONGYLURA (FISH); STRONGYLURA LEIURA; STRONGYLURA STRONGYLURA; TYLOSURUS; TYLOSURUS CROCODILUS;

EID: 26244459282     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2005.035     Document Type: Article

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