A new species of Aberrapex Jensen, 2001 (Cestoda: Lecanicephalidea) from Taeniura lymma (Forsskål) (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae) from off Sabah, Malaysia

Systematic Parasitology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 117-123

  Jensen, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CESTODE; CLASSIFICATION; ELECTRIC FISH; FEMALE; MALAYSIA; PARASITOLOGY; SEA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CESTODA; FEMALE; MALAYSIA; OCEANS AND SEAS; SKATES (FISH); SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CANDIDATUS MICROTHRIX; CESTODA; DASYATIDAE; LECANICEPHALIDEA; MYLIOBATIDAE; MYLIOBATIFORMES; TAENIURA LYMMA;

EID: 33745066662     PISSN: 01655752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11230-005-9026-2     Document Type: Article

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