New species of Raillietnema (Nematoda: Cosmocercidae) and other helminths in Rana vibicaria (Ranidae) from Costa Rica

Comparative Parasitology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 193-200

  Bursey, Charles R ^a   Goldberg, Stephen R ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WHITTIER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthocephala; Cestoda; Costa Rica; Frog; Nematoda; Raillietnema lynchi n. sp.; Rana vibicaria; Ranidae; Trematoda

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOCEPHALUS; ANURA; APLECTANA; CESTODA; COSMOCERCA PODICIPINUS; COSMOCERCIDAE; FALCAUSTRA; GORGODERINA; NEMATODA; OPHIOTAENIA; RAILLIETNEMA; RANA VIBICARIA; RANIDAE; RHABDIAS; TREMATODA; VERMES;

EID: 33748050756     PISSN: 15252647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1654/4181.1     Document Type: Article

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