A new species of Oceanobdella (Hirudinida: Piscicolidae) from the plain sculpin, Myoxocephalus jaok, from Bristol Bay, Alaska

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 789-792

  Burreson, Eugene M ^a   Williams, Julianne I ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PARASITE; TAXONOMY;

ARTICLE; CECUM; FISH; LEECH; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MYOXOCEPHALUS JAOK; NONHUMAN; OCEANOBDELLA; OCEANOBDELLA KHANI; PIGMENTATION; UNITED STATES;

ALASKA; ANIMALS; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FISH DISEASES; FISHES; GILLS; LEECHES; MOUTH; SEAWATER; SKIN;

ALASKA; BRISTOL BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

HIRUDINEA; HIRUDINIDA; MYOXOCEPHALUS; MYOXOCEPHALUS JAOK; OCEANOBDELLA; PISCICOLIDAE; PROTOZOA;

EID: 4344628622     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-224R     Document Type: Article

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