Neosychnocotyle maggiae, n. gen., n. sp. (Platyhelminthes: Aspidogastrea) from freshwater turtles in northern Australia

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 399-403

  Snyder, Scott D ^a   Tkach, Vasyl V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

FLATWORM; FRESHWATER; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; RECORD; SEXUAL MATURITY; TURTLE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DNA SEQUENCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NEOSYCHNOCOTYLE MAGGIAE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLATYHELMINTH; SEXUAL MATURITY; TURTLE; VAS DEFERENS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NORTHERN TERRITORY; TREMATODA; TREMATODE INFECTIONS; TURTLES;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; DALY RIVER; NORTHERN TERRITORY; VICTORIA RIVER;

ASPIDOGASTREA; CARETTOCHELYS; CARETTOCHELYS INSCULPTA; EMYDURA VICTORIAE; PLATYHELMINTHES; SYCHNOCOTYLE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 34249078577     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-1001R.1     Document Type: Article

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