The Florida amphioxus (Cephalochordata) hosts larvae of the tapeworm Acanthobothrium brevissime: Natural history, anatomy and taxonomic identification of the parasite

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 75-86

  Holland, Nicholas D ^a   Campbell, Terry G ^b   Garey, James R ^b   Holland, Linda Z ^a   Wilson, Nerida G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthobothrium brevissime; Cestode; Lancelet; Stingray; Tetraphyllidean

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DNA; GENE; INVERTEBRATE; LARVA; PARASITE; TAXONOMY;

ACANTHOBOTHRIUM BREVISSIME; BRANCHIOSTOMA FLORIDAE; BRANCHIOSTOMA LANCEOLATUM; CEPHALOCHORDATA; CESTODA; TETRAPHYLLIDEA;

EID: 57049089024     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: 14636395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6395.2008.00343.x     Document Type: Article

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