Helminth parasite larvae collected from Arabian Gulf fish. 4. Description of four larvae including two Metacercarae, one Didymozoid and one Acanthocephalan from Emirati coasts

Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-27

  Kardousha, Mahmoud Mahmoud ^a  

^a QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Acanthocephala; Arabian Gulf fishes; Didymozoid; Emirati coasts; Helminth parasites larvae; Metacercaria; Serrasentis; Stephanostomum

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FISHERIES; MARINE BIOLOGY; OCEAN HABITATS;

FISH; LARVA; PARASITE;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; PERSIAN GULF;

ACANTHOCEPHALUS; DIDYMOZOIDAE; EPINEPHELUS AREOLATUS; EUTHYNNUS AFFINIS; MULLOIDICHTHYS FLAVOLINEATUS; PARASTROMATEUS NIGER; PARUPENEUS BARBERINUS; PSETTODES ERUMEI; SAURIDA UNDOSQUAMIS; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; SERRASENTIS SAGITTIFER; SQUAMATA; STEPHANOSTOMUM; SYNODUS; TREMATODA; VERMES;

EID: 33745051538     PISSN: 19859899     EISSN: 25360051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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