First record of parasitism in the mangrove oyster Crassostrea rhizophorae (Bivalvia: Ostreidae) at Jaguaribe River estuary - Ceará, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 755-758

  Sabry, R C ^a   Gesteira, T C V ^a   Boehs, G ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Histopathology; Nematopsis; bivalve; Oyster; Parasite

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; OYSTER; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RIVER;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CRASSOSTREA; PREVALENCE; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; RIVERS;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; CRASSOSTREA RHIZOPHORAE; METAZOA; NEMATOPSIS; OSTREIDAE; PROTOZOA; TYLOCEPHALUM;

EID: 41549158825     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-69842007000400024     Document Type: Article

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