Some aspects of the taxonomy and biology of adult spirurine nematodes parasitic in fishes: A review

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 239-257

  Moravec, František ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Biology; Cystidicolidae; Fish; Nematoda; Parasites; Rhabdochonidae; Spirurina; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; ASCAROPHIS; CAPILLOSPIRURA; COMEPHORONEMA; CRUSTACEA; CYSTIDICOLA; CYSTIDICOLIDAE; CYSTIDICOLOIDES; ECHINOCEPHALUS; ELASMOBRANCHII; GNATHOSTOMATIDAE; GNATHOSTOMATOIDEA; HABRONEMATOIDEA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; METABRONEMA; METALEPTUS; NEMATODA; PANCREATONEMA; PHYSALOPTERIDAE; PHYSALOPTEROIDEA; PISCES; PROLEPTUS; RHABDOCHONA; SALVELINEMA; SIMILASCAROPHIS; SPINITECTUS; SPIRURIDA; STERLIADOCHONA; TELEOSTEI; THELAZIA; THELAZIOIDEA; VASORHABDOCHONA;

EID: 37849013399     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2007.033     Document Type: Review

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