Lymnaea cousinni (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae) as transmitter of fascioliasis [1]

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 241-242

  Mas Coma, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASTROPODA; LYMNAEA; LYMNAEIDAE;

EID: 34047208569     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762007005000023     Document Type: Letter

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