Helminth parasites of the pupfish Cyprinodon meeki (Pisces: Cyprinodontiformes), an endemic freshwater fish from North-Central Mexico

Helminthologia

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 48-51

  Martinez Aquino A ^a   Aguilar Aguilar, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cyprinodon meeki; Helminth community; Mexico; Pupfish

Indexed keywords

ATACTORHYNCHUS; BOTHRIOCEPHALUS ACHEILOGNATHI; CLINOSTOMUM COMPLANATUM; CYCLUSTERA RALLI; CYPRINODON MEEKI; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; PISCES; POSTHODIPLOSTOMUM MINIMUM; SALSUGINUS; SPIROXYS; VERMES;

EID: 40249101006     PISSN: 04406605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11687-008-0008-1     Document Type: Article

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