Trematodes from Red Sea fishes: On the validity of Helicometra marmoratae Nagaty et Abdel-Aal, 1962 and the description of H. aegyptense sp. nov. (Opecoelidae Ozaki, 1925)

Acta Parasitologica

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 18-23

  Hassanine, Reda M El S ^a  

^a NEW VALLEY UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Digenea; Fishes; Helicometra aegyptense sp. nov.; Helicometra marmoratae Nagaty et Abdel Aal; Opecoelidae; Red Sea

Indexed keywords

DIGENEA (FLUKES); HELICOMETRA; HELICOMETRA FASCIATA; HOLOCENTRIDAE; OPECOELIDAE; PISCES; SARGOCENTRON SPINIFERUM; SIGANIDAE; SIGANUS SPINUS; TREMATODA;

EID: 34250744065     PISSN: 12302821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11686-007-0004-5     Document Type: Article

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