Coccidian (Apicomplexa) parasite infecting Strombus gigas linné, 1758 digestive gland

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 319-321

  Baqueiro Cárdenas, Erick ^a   Frenkiel, Liliane ^b,c   Zetina Zarate, Adriana ^d   Aldana Aranda, Dalila ^d  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b Archipel des Sciences ^*  (Guadeloupe)

^c INRA URZ   (France)

^d DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Apicomplexa; Coccidiasis; Parasite; Queen conch; Strombus gigas

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; APICOMPLEXA; COCCIDIA; CONOIDEA; SPOROZOA; STROMBUS GIGAS;

EID: 36649024374     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000(2007)26[319:CAPISG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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