Pathology associated with parasitic juvenile gnathiids feeding on the puffadder shyshark, Haploblepharus edwardsii (Voight)

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-58

  Hayes, P M ^a   Smit, N J ^b   Davies, A J ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Elasmobranchs; Feeding; Gnathia pantherina; Gnathiids; Haploblepharus edwardsii; Pathology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; FISH DISEASE; GILL; INFESTATION; ISOPODA; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; SHARK;

ANIMALS; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FISH DISEASES; GILLS; ISOPODA; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MALE; SHARKS;

ELASMOBRANCHII; GNATHIA; GNATHIIDAE; HAPLOBLEPHARUS EDWARDSII;

EID: 33846318861     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: 13652761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2007.00777.x     Document Type: Article

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