A new species of Andracantha Schmidt (Acanthocephala, Polymorphidae) parasite of Neotropical cormorants, Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Gmelin) (Aves, Phalacrocoracidae) from southern Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Zoologia

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 807-812

  Monteiro, Cassandra M ^b   Amato, José F R ^a   Amato, Suzana B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b CAPES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Body pigment; Genus emendation; Helminths; Rio Grande do Sul; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOCEPHALA (WORMS); ACANTHOCEPHALUS; ANDRACANTHA; AVES; PHALACROCORACIDAE; PHALACROCORAX BRASILIANUS; POLYMORPHIDAE; VERMES;

EID: 33750399521     PISSN: 01018175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0101-81752006000300027     Document Type: Article

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