Acanthocephalus reunionensis n. sp. (Acanthocephala: Echinorhynchidae), a parasite of Anguilla species (Anguillidae) from Reunion Island

Parasite

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-134

  Smales, L R ^a   Sasal, P ^b   Taraschewski, H ^c  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acanthocephala; Acanthocephalus reunionensis n. sp; Anguilla; Anguillidae; Eel; Mascarene islands; Reunion island

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOCEPHALUS; ANGUILLA BICOLOR; ANGUILLA MARMORATA; ANGUILLA MOSSAMBICA; ANGUILLIDAE; ECHINORHYNCHIDAE; MYCTEROPERCA FUSCA;

EID: 34347221486     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2007142131     Document Type: Review

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