Redescription of Rhabdochona cotti (Nematoda, Rhabdochonidae) from Cottus caeruleomentum (Teleostei, Cottidae) in Maryland, USA, with remarks on the taxonomy of North American Rhabdochona spp.

Acta Parasitologica

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-57

  Moravec, František ^a   Muzzall, Patrick ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cottus; Freshwater fish; Maryland; Morphology; Parasitic nematode; Rhabdochona; USA

Indexed keywords

COTTIDAE; COTTUS; COTTUS CAERULEOMENTUM; LUXILUS CORNUTUS; NEMATODA; NOTROPIS RUBELLUS; RHABDOCHONA; RHABDOCHONA CASCADILLA; RHABDOCHONA KISUTCHI; SEMOTILUS ATROMACULATUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 34250752679     PISSN: 12302821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11686-006-0049-x     Document Type: Article

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