Two new species of philometrid nematodes (Nematoda: Philometridae) from the southern flounder Paralichthys lethostigma in the estuaries of South Carolina, USA

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 139-146

  Moravec, František ^a   De Buron, Isaure ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b School of Business   (United States)

Author keywords

Estuarine fish; Margolisianum; Paralichthys; Parasitic nematode; Philometra; Philometroides; South Carolina, USA

Indexed keywords

MARGOLISIANUM; MARGOLISIANUM BULBOSUM; NEMATODA; PARALICHTHYIDAE; PARALICHTHYS LETHOSTIGMA; PHILOMETRA (NEMATODE); PHILOMETRIDAE; PHILOMETROIDES; PLEURONECTIFORMES; PLEURONECTOIDEI;

EID: 33745741296     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2006.018     Document Type: Article

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