Ecological aspects of Diplectanum piscinarius (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea) parasite of gills of Plagioscion squamosissimus (Osteichthyes, Sciaenidae) in the Upper Paraná River floodplain, Brazil

Acta Scientiarum - Biological Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 225-229

  De Castro Tavernari, Fernando ^a   Bellay, Sybelle ^a   Takemoto, Ricardo Massato ^a   Guidelli, Gislaine Marcolino ^a   Perez Lizama, Maria De Los Angeles ^a   Pavanelli, Gilberto Cezar ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Diplectanum piscinarius; Host parasite relationship; Paran River; Plagioscion squamosissimus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BRAZIL; ECOLOGY; FISH; FLOODPLAIN; GILL; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITISM; PELAGIC ZONE; PLAGIOSCION SQUAMOSISSIMUS; RIVER ECOSYSTEM;

DIPLECTANUM; MONOGENEA; OSTEICHTHYES; PLAGIOSCION SQUAMOSISSIMUS; PLATYHELMINTHES; SCIAENIDAE;

EID: 33645719785     PISSN: 16799283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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