Neoechinorhynchus rostratum sp. n. (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) from the Eel, Anguilla rostrata, in Estuarine Waters of Northeastern North America

Comparative Parasitology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 169-173

  Amin, Omar M ^a,b   Bullock, Wilbur L ^c  

^a Institute of Parasitic Diseases Tempe   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthocephala; Anguilla rostrata; Neoechinorhynchidae; Neoechinorhynchus rostratum sp. n.; North atlantic coast of North America

Indexed keywords

EID: 2742614957     PISSN: 1049233X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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