Myxozoan genera: Definition and notes on taxonomy, life-cycle terminology and pathogenic species

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-36

  Lom, Jiří ^a   Dyková, Iva ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Definition of genera; Myxozoa; Pathogenic species; Phylogeny; Taxonomy; Terminology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MALACOSPOREA; MYXOSPOREA; MYXOZOA;

EID: 33645768797     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2006.001     Document Type: Review

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