Turbellarian black spot disease in bluespine unicornfish naso unicornis in New Caledonia, caused by the parasitic turbellarian Piscinquilinus sp.

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 245-249

  Justine, Jean Lou ^a   Leblanc, Philippe ^b   Keller, Florent ^b   Lester, Robert J G ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

^b Aquarium des Lagons   (New Caledonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Black spot disease; Fish; Ichthyophaga; Naso unicornis; New Caledonia; Piscinquilinus; Turbellaria

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; PRAZIQUANTEL;

FLATWORM; PARASITIC DISEASE; PERCIFORM; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEAWATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; FISH DISEASE; NEW CALEDONIA; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TURBELLARIA;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; FISH DISEASES; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; NEW CALEDONIA; PRAZIQUANTEL; TURBELLARIA;

MELANESIA; NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA]; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ACANTHURIDAE; ICHTHYOPHAGA SP.; NASO UNICORNIS; PERCIFORMES; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 68649084431     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02082     Document Type: Article

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