Eimeria terraepokotorum n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from Hoplobatrachus occipitalis (Anura: Ranidae) from Kenya

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 443-447

  Jirků, Miloslav ^a   Modrý, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Africa; Anura; Apicomplexa; Coccidia; Eimeria terraepokotorum n. sp.; Hoplobatrachus occipitalis; Kenya

Indexed keywords

ANURA; APICOMPLEXA; COCCIDIA; EIMERIA; EIMERIIDAE; HOPLOBATRACHUS OCCIPITALIS; RANIDAE;

EID: 33845479265     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: 16890027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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