Parasites of the stout razor clam Tagelus plebeius (Psammobiidae) from the Southwestern Atlantic ocean

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 877-886

  Vázquez, Nuria N ^a   Ituarte, Cristián ^b   Navone, Graciela T ^c   Cremonte, Florencia ^a  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

^b MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^c CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS PARASITOLÓGICOS Y DE VECTORES CEPAVE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Parasites; Pathology; Southwestern Atlantic; Tagelus plebeius

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION;

ARGENTINA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTHWEST); BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; MAR CHIQUITA LAGOON; SALADO RIVER; SOUTH AMERICA;

BIVALVIA; CERCARIA (TREMATODE GENUS); CILIOPHORA; FELLODISTOMIDAE; GYMNOPHALLIDAE; PSAMMOBIIDAE; SOLENIDAE; TAGELUS PLEBEIUS; TREMATODA;

EID: 33845907140     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000(2006)25[877:POTSRC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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