Early Cretaceous trypanosomatids associated with fossil sand fly larvae in Burmese amber

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 635-637

  Poinar Jr , George ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; Sand fly larvae; Trypanosomatids

Indexed keywords

MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PHLEBOTOMINAE; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34548402223     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762007005000070     Document Type: Article

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