Two species of Makrostrotos gen. nov. (Copepoda: Taeniacanthidae) parasitic on the laced moray (Gymnothorax favagineus Bloch and Schneider) in Taiwan

Zoological Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 578-585

  Ho, Ju Shey ^a   Lin, Ching Long ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Copepoda; Makrostrotos; Marine fish; Taeniacanthidae; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

COPEPODA; GYMNOTHORAX; TAENIACANTHIDAE;

EID: 33846515351     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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