Towards establishing a modern baseline for paleopathology: Trace-producing parasites in a bivalve host

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 253-259

  Huntley, John Warren ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Paleopathology; Parasite host interactions; Parasitism; Protothaca staminea; Spionid polychaetes; Trematodes

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; POLYCHAETA; PROTOTHACA STAMINEA; SPIONIDA; TREMATODA;

EID: 34248186432     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000(2007)26[253:TEAMBF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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