On cestode and digenean parasites of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) from the Rietvlei Dam, South Africa

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 101-110

  Barson, M ^a,b   Avenant Oldewage, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Cestode; Clarias gariepinus; Digenean; Platyhelminth; Rietvlei Dam; South Africa

Indexed keywords

CESTODA; CLARIAS; CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; ORNITHODIPLOSTOMUM; PLATYHELMINTHES; POLYONCHOBOTHRIUM; PROTEOCEPHALUS;

EID: 33748281350     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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