The myxozoan fauna of Fundulus diaphanus (cyprinodontidae) from freshwater localities in Eastern North America: Prevalence, community structure, and geographic distribution

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 52-57

  Cone, David K ^a   Marcogliese, David J ^a,b   Barse, Ann M ^a,c   Burt, Michael D B ^a,d  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; FAUNA; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HOST; LIFE CYCLE; MAMMAL; PARASITE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUATIC FAUNA; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; KIDNEY TUBULE; MYXOBLUS DIAPHANUS; MYXOBOLUS; MYXOBOLUS FUNDULI; MYXOBOLUS NEUROPHILUS; MYXOZOAN PARASITE; NONHUMAN; NOTROPIS HUDSONIUS; OPTIC TECTUM; PARASITE; SPHAEROSPORA; UNITED STATES; YELLOW PERCH;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CANADA; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FISH DISEASES; FRESH WATER; FUNDULIDAE; GILLS; MARYLAND; MOUTH; NEW YORK; PREVALENCE; PROTOZOA; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SPORES, PROTOZOAN; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

CANADA; MARYLAND; NEW BRUNSWICK; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA; ONTARIO; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CYPRINODONTIDAE; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FUNDULIDAE; FUNDULUS DIAPHANUS; MAMMALIA; MYXOBOLIDAE; MYXOBOLUS; MYXOBOLUS FUNDULI; MYXOBOLUS SP.; MYXOZOA; NOTROPIS HUDSONIUS; PERCA FLAVESCENS; SPHAEROSPORA;

EID: 33645553613     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-590R.1     Document Type: Article

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