A new species of Oxyascaris (Nematoda, Cosmocercidae) in the Costa Rica brook frog, Duellmanohyla uranochroa (Anura, Hylidae)

Acta Parasitologica

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 58-61

  Bursey, Charles R ^a   Goldberg, Stephen R ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WHITTIER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anura; Costa Rica; Duellmanohyla uranochroa; Hylidae; Nematoda; Oxyascaris mcdiarmidi sp. nov.

Indexed keywords

ANURA; COSMOCERCIDAE; DUELLMANOHYLA; HYLIDAE; NEMATODA;

EID: 34250699910     PISSN: 12302821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11686-007-0007-2     Document Type: Article

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