Homalometron moraveci n. sp. (Digenea: Apocreadiidae) in the yellowfin goatfish, Mulloidichthys vanicolensis (Valenciennes, 1831) (Perciformes: Mullidae), from New Caledonia and the Great Barrier Reef, with a checklist of digeneans of Mulloidichthys species

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1525, 2007, Pages 41-49

  Bray, Rodney A ^a   Justine, Jean Lou ^b   Cribb, Thomas H ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apocreadiidae; Digenea; Great Barrier Reef; Homalometron moraveci n. sp.; Mullidae; Mulloidichthys; New Caledonia

Indexed keywords

APOCREADIIDAE; HOMALOMETRON; MULLIDAE; MULLOIDICHTHYS; MULLOIDICHTHYS VANICOLENSIS; OPECOELIDAE; PERCIFORMES;

EID: 34447641671     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1525.1.4     Document Type: Article

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