Parasites of mummichogs, Fundulus heteroclitus, from the York River, Virginia, U.S.A., with a checklist of parasites of Atlantic coast Fundulus spp.

Comparative Parasitology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 72-110

  Harris, Courtney E ^a   Vogelbein, Wolfgang K ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthocephala; Atlantic; Canada; Cestoda; Confluentus; Diaphanus; Fundulus heteroclitus; Grandis; Jenkinsi; Luciae; Majalis; Mummichog; Nematoda; Protozoa; Pulvereus; Similis; Survey; Trematoda; U.S.A.; Virginia; York River

Indexed keywords

AMBIPHRYA; APIOSOMA; CYCLUSTERA RALLI; DICHELYNE; ERGASILUS FUNDULI; FUNDULUS; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; MYZOBDELLA LUGUBRIS; SOUTHWELLINA HISPIDA; TRICHODINA; TRICHODINA DOMERGUEI;

EID: 33745092875     PISSN: 15252647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1654/41716.1     Document Type: Article

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