A new species of Ergasilus (Copepoda: Cyclopoida: Ergasilidae) from coastal fishes of the Mexican Pacific

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 224-230

  Suárez Morales, Eduardo ^a   Santana Piñeros, Ana María ^b  

^a EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL MAR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chiapas; Copepod taxonomy; Copepoda; Ergasilidae; Ergasilus davidi; Fish parasites; Mexico; Tropical Pacific

Indexed keywords

CENTROPOMIDAE; CENTROPOMUS ROBALITO; COPEPODA; CYCLOPOIDA; ERGASILIDAE; ERGASILUS; LUTJANUS ARGENTIVENTRIS; PISCES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 54549102446     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2008.030     Document Type: Article

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