Infection with metacercariae of Centrocestus formosanus (Trematoda: Heterophyidae) in ornamental fish imported into Turkey

Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 244-246

  Yildiz, H Y ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARASSIUS AURATUS; CENTROCESTUS FORMOSANUS; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; HETEROPHYIDAE; POECILIA RETICULATA; TREMATODA; XIPHOPHORUS MACULATUS;

EID: 27744597127     PISSN: 01080288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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