Restoration of Parafilaroides (Dougherty, 1946) (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea) with description of two new species from pinnipeds of eastern central pacific

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 589-594

  Dailey, Murray D ^a  

^a THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; MORPHOMETRY; NEMATODE; NEW SPECIES; PARASITE; PINNIPED; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

ALLOTYPE; ARTICLE; GENITAL SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HOST; LUNG; METASTRONGYLOIDEA; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; NEMATODE; NEW SPECIES; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PARAFILAROIDES; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SEAL; SEASHORE; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; METASTRONGYLOIDEA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHOCA; SEALS, EARLESS; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS;

NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

FILAROIDES; FILAROIDIDAE; METASTRONGYLOIDEA; MIROUNGA ANGUSTIROSTRIS; NEMATODA; PARAFILAROIDES; PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCA VITULINA RICHARDII; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 33746530552     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-3525.1     Document Type: Article

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