First report of the introduction of an australian temnocephalidan into the new world

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 120-123

  Volonterio, Odile ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRAYFISH; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; NEW RECORD; WARM WATER;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SURFACE; CHERAX QUADRICARINATUS; CRAYFISH; DICERATOCEPHALA BOSCHMAI; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE LOCALIZATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PLATYHELMINTH; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; TEMNOCEPHALIDAN; ANIMAL; AQUACULTURE; CLASSIFICATION; HISTOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; TURBELLARIA; URUGUAY;

AUSTRALIA; NEW GUINEA; URUGUAY;

ASTACOIDEA; CHERAX QUADRICARINATUS; DICERATOCEPHALA BOSCHMAI; PARASTACIDAE; PLATYHELMINTHES; TEMNOCEPHALIDA;

ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; ASTACOIDEA; TURBELLARIA; URUGUAY;

EID: 64549091410     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-1726.1     Document Type: Article

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