Distribution and first reports of branchiobdellida (annelida: Clitellata) on crayfish in the Prairie Provinces of Canada

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 119-124

  Williams, Bronwyn W ^a   Gelder, Stuart R ^b   Proctor, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cambarincola chirocephalus; Cambarincola spp.; Cambarincola vitreus; Crayfish worm; Host symbiont distribution; Orconectes virilis

Indexed keywords

ANNELIDA; ASTACOIDEA; BRANCHIOBDELLIDA; CAMBARINCOLA; CHIROCEPHALUS; CLITELLATA; ORCONECTES VIRILIS;

EID: 66949144403     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3398/064.069.0104     Document Type: Article

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