Redescription of the gonad-infecting nematode Philometra saltatrix Ramachandran, 1973 (Philometridae) based on specimens from the type host Pomatomus saltatrix (L.) (Osteichthyes) from the Tuscan Sea, Italy

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 219-223

  Moravec, František ^a   Magi, Marta ^b   Macchioni, Fabio ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gonads; Italy; Marine fish; Parasitic nematode; Philometra; Pomatomus

Indexed keywords

OSTEICHTHYES; PERCIFORMES; PHILOMETRA (NEMATODE); PHILOMETRA SALTATRIX; PHILOMETRIDAE; POMATOMIDAE; POMATOMUS; POMATOMUS SALTATRIX;

EID: 54549090155     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2008.029     Document Type: Article

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