Is the worm-like organism found in the statoblasts of plumatella fungosa (bryozoa, phylactolaemata) the vermiform phase of tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae (myxozoa, malacosporea)?

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 143-146

  Taticchi, Maria Illuminata ^a   Gustinelli, Andrea ^b   Fioravanti, Maria Letizia ^b   Caffara, Monica ^b   Pieroni, Giorgia ^a   Prearo, Marino ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c LIGURIA E VALLE D AOSTA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bryozoa; Freshwater bryozoans; Italy; Malacosporean parasite; Phylactolaemata; Plumatella fungosa; Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; LIFE CYCLE; PARASITE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SILE RIVER; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VENETO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRYOZOA; BUDDENBROCKIA PLUMATELLAE; CRISTATELLA MUCEDO; MALACOSPOREA; MYXOZOA; PHYLACTOLAEMATA; PLUMATELLA; PLUMATELLA CASMIANA; PLUMATELLA EMARGINATA; PLUMATELLA FUNGOSA; PLUMATELLA REPENS; PLUMATELLA RETICULATA; SALMONIDAE; TETRACAPSULOIDES BRYOSALMONAE;

EID: 4444306356     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000409356565     Document Type: Article

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