Four species of Unicolax Cressey and Cressey, 1980 (Copepoda: Bomolochidae) parasitic on marine fishes of Taiwan

Zoological Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 339-356

  Lin, Ching Long ^a   Ho, Ju Shey ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bomolochidae; Copepoda; Marine fish; Taiwan; Unicolax

Indexed keywords

BOMOLOCHIDAE; COPEPODA; EUTHYNNUS; PISCES; PSENOPSIS ANOMALA; SCOMBEROMORUS COMMERSON; SILLAGO SIHAMA; UNICOLAX; UNICOLAX CHRYSOPHRYENUS;

EID: 33749656994     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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