Parasite communities of eels Anguilla anguilla in freshwater and marine habitats in Iceland in comparison with other parasite communities of eels in Europe

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 141-153

  Kristmundsson, Árni ^a   Helgason, Sigurdur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Anguilla anguilla; Comparison; Diversity; Eel; Iceland; Parasite communities; Parasites; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLIDAE; ANISAKIS; ANISAKIS SIMPLEX; BOTHRIOCEPHALUS CLAVICEPS; CHILODONELLA HEXASTICHA; CLAVICEPS; DEROGENES VARICUS; DEROPRISTIS INFLATA; DIPLOSTOMUM; EIMERIA; EUSTRONGYLIDES; HYSTEROTHYLACIUM ADUNCUM; MYXIDIUM GIARDI; MYXOBOLUS; PLAGIOPORUS; PODOCOTYLE ATOMON; PROTEOCEPHALUS MACROCEPHALUS; PSEUDOPHYLLIDEA; RAPHIDASCARIS ACUS; TRICHODINA FULTONI; VERMES; ZSCHOKKELLA;

EID: 34547197234     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2007.019     Document Type: Article

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