A new species of Ascarophis (Nematoda, Cystidicolidae) from the stomach of the marine scorpaeniform fish Hoplichthys citrinus from a seamount off the Chesterfield Islands, New Caledonia

Acta Parasitologica

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 238-246

  Moravec, František ^a   Justine, Jean Lou ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

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

Author keywords

Ascarophis; Chesterfield Islands; Hoplichthys; Marine fish; New Caledonia; Parasitic nematode; Similascarophis

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; ASCAROPHIS; CYSTIDICOLIDAE; HOPLICHTHYIDAE; HOPLICHTHYS; HOPLICHTHYS CITRINUS; INVERTEBRATA; NEMATODA; SIMILASCAROPHIS;

EID: 34548390482     PISSN: 12302821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11686-007-0026-z     Document Type: Article

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