Clearance of a dermal Huffmanela sp. in a sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) using levamisole

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 83-88

  MacLean, Robert A ^a,b,d   Fatzinger, Michael H ^c   Woolard, Kevin D ^a   Harms, Craig A ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b North Carolina Zoological Park   (United States)

^c North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher   (United States)

^d Audubon Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcharhinus plumbeus; Elasmobranchii; Huffmanela; Levamisole; Parasitic nematode

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTROL; HORNFELS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; NEMATODE; SANDBAR; SHARK; TELEOST;

CARCHARHINIDAE; CARCHARHINUS PLUMBEUS; CHONDRICHTHYES; ELASMOBRANCHII; HUFFMANELA; NEMATODA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 33845902274     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao073083     Document Type: Article

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