Capillostrongyloides arapaimae sp. n. (Nematoda: Capillariidae), a new intestinal parasite of the arapaima Arapaima gigas from the Brazilian Amazon

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 392-395

  Santos, Cláudia Portes ^a   Moravec, František ^b   Venturieri, Rossana ^c  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arapaima gigas; Brazil; Capillostrongyloides arapaimae n. Sp; Fish; Nematoda

Indexed keywords

ARAPAIMA GIGAS; CAPILLOSTRONGYLOIDES; NEMATODA; PISCES;

EID: 47749089719     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762008000400013     Document Type: Article

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