Camallanus cotti Fujita, 1927 (Nematoda, Camallanoidea) in ornamental aquarium fishes: Pathology and morphology

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 683-687

  Menezes, Rodrigo Caldas ^a   Tortelly, Rogério ^b   Tortelly Neto, Roberto ^b   Noronha, Dely ^a   Pinto, Roberto Magalhães ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Camallanus cotti; Freshwater fishes; Nematodes; Pathology

Indexed keywords

CAMALLANOIDEA; CAMALLANUS COTTI; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; NEMATODA; PISCES; POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 33749660393     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000600018     Document Type: Article

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