Hyperparasitism by paragordius varius (nematomorpha: Gordiida) larva of monostome redia (trematoda: Digenea)

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 242-243

  Hanelt, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ORGANISM; CYST; FLATWORM; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LARVA; NEMATODE; NEW RECORD; SNAIL; SUPERPARASITISM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CERCARIA (TREMATODE LARVA); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST (RESTING STAGE); DNA EXTRACTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HYPERPARASITISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARAGORDIUS VARIUS; PARASITOSIS; PHYSA GYRINA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REDIA; SNAIL; TREMATODE; WORM; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; HELMINTH; LARVA; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

CRUSTACEA; DIGENEA (FLUKES); GASTROPODA; GORDIIDAE; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; NEMATOMORPHA; PARAGORDIUS VARIUS; PHYSA GYRINA; TREMATODA; VERTEBRATA;

HELMINTH DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 28S;

ANIMALS; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; HELMINTHS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; LARVA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S; SNAILS; TREMATODA;

EID: 64549108446     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-1683.1     Document Type: Article

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