Taxonomical study into two new species of Philometra (Nematoda: Philometridae) previously identified as Philometra lateolabracis (Yamaguti, 1935)

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-41

  Quiazon, Karl Marx A ^a,b   Yoshinaga, Tomoyoshi ^a   Ogawa, Kazuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b CENTRAL LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

Author keywords

ITS2 rDNA; Molecular study; Morphology; Nematoda; Philometra isaki; Philometra lateolabracis; Philometra madai; Philometrids

Indexed keywords

ARCHOSARGUS RHOMBOIDALIS; LATEOLABRAX JAPONICUS; NEMATODA; PAGRUS MAJOR; PARAPRISTIPOMA TRILINEATUM; PHILOMETRA (NEMATODE); PHILOMETRA LATEOLABRACIS; PHILOMETRIDAE;

EID: 41549124025     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2008.005     Document Type: Article

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