Philometrids (Nematoda: Philometridae) from fishes of Lake Turkana, Kenya, including two new species of Philometra and erection of Afrophilometra gen. n.

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-54

  Moravec, František ^a   Charo Karisa, Harrison ^b   Jirků, Miloslav ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Africa; Afrophilometra; Freshwater fish; Hydrocynus; Kenya; Lake Turkana; Lates; Parasitic nematode; Philometra

Indexed keywords

ALESTIDAE; BAGRIDAE; BAGRUS; CHARACIFORMES; DRACUNCULOIDEA; DRACUNCULUS (NEMATODE); HYDROCYNUS; HYDROCYNUS FORSKAHLII; LATES; LATES NILOTICUS; LATIDAE; NEMATODA; PERCIFORMES; PHILOMETRA (NEMATODE); PHILOMETRIDAE; PISCES; SILURIFORMES;

EID: 64649094654     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2009.008     Document Type: Article

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