A new species of Philometra (Nematoda, Philometridae) from the gonads of the rock hind Epinephelus adscensionis (Osteichthyes) from the southern Gulf of Mexico

Acta Parasitologica

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 376-381

  Moravec, František ^a   Salgado Maldonado, Guillermo ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Epinephelus; Gonads; Marine fish; Mexico; Parasitic nematode; Philometra

Indexed keywords

EPINEPHELUS; EPINEPHELUS ADSCENSIONIS; EPINEPHELUS MORIO; NEMATODA; OSTEICHTHYES; PHILOMETRA (NEMATODE); PHILOMETRIDAE; PISCES; SERRANIDAE;

EID: 38349057862     PISSN: 12302821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11686-007-0044-x     Document Type: Article

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