Caligus tenuifurcatus Wilson, 1937 (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida), a parasite of centropomid and lutjanid teleosts from a coastal system of the Mexican Pacific

Acta Parasitologica

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 397-403

  Suárez Morales, Eduardo ^a   Ho, Ju Shey ^b   Santana Piñeros, Ana M ^c  

^a EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DEL MAR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Copepoda; Fishes; Mexican Pacific; Siphonostomatoida

Indexed keywords

CALIGUS TENUIFURCATUS; CENTROPOMIDAE; CENTROPOMUS ROBALITO; COPEPODA; LUTJANIDAE; LUTJANUS ARGENTIVENTRIS; NEMATISTIIDAE; NEMATISTIUS PECTORALIS; PERCIFORMES; PISCES; SIPHONOSTOMATOIDA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 70349868995     PISSN: 12302821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11686-008-0051-6     Document Type: Article

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