First report of Metacestodes of Cyclustera ralli (Underwood and Dronen, 1986) (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea) from the fish intermediate host Fundulus heteroclitus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Cyprinodontiformes: Fundulidae) from Virginia, U.S.A.

Comparative Parasitology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 130-133

  Scholz, Tomás ^a   Harris, Courtney E ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclophyllidea; Fish intermediate host; Gryporhynchidae; Metacestodes; Morphology; Mummichog; U.S.A.

Indexed keywords

CESTODA; CYCLOPHYLLIDEA; CYCLUSTERA; CYCLUSTERA RALLI; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FUNDULIDAE; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; GOODEIDAE; PISCES; RALLUS LONGIROSTRIS;

EID: 33745111556     PISSN: 15252647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1654/4174.1     Document Type: Article

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