On the morphology of Balaenophilus manatorum (Ortíz, Lalana, and Torres) (Copepoda: Harpacticoida) from sea turtles of the Mexican pacific with notes on intraspecific variation

Comparative Parasitology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 84-92

  Suárez Morales, Eduardo ^a   Lazo Wasem, Eric A ^b  

^a EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black turtle; Copepod; Harpacticoid; Manatee and sea turtle ectoparasite; Marine crustaceans; Olive ridley; Parasite; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

BALAENOPHILUS; BALAENOPHILUS UNISETUS; CHELONIIDAE; COPEPODA; CRUSTACEA; HARPACTICOIDA; LEPIDOCHELYS OLIVACEA; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 60849116689     PISSN: 15252647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1654/4351.1     Document Type: Article

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