Clarification of Cercaria sevillana (Digenea: Microphallidae) life cycle using morphological and molecular data

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 318-322

  Pina, Susana M R ^a   Russell Pinto, Fernanda ^a   Rodrigues, Pedro ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA 18S; GENOMIC DNA;

CRUSTACEAN; INTERMEDIATE HOST; LIFE CYCLE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MOLLUSC; MORPHOLOGY; PARASITE; PARASITE INFESTATION;

ARTICLE; CERCARIA SEVILLANA; CRUSTACEA; DNA SEQUENCE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INTERMEDIATE HOST; LIFE CYCLE; METACERCARIA; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BRACHYURA; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORTUGAL; SNAILS; TREMATODA;

CARCINUS MAENAS; CRUSTACEA; GYNAECOTYLA; MICROPHALLIDAE; NASSARIUS RETICULATUS;

EID: 34249111480     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-836R1.1     Document Type: Article

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