Myxosporidian parasites of the genus Myxobolus Bütschli, 1882 found for the first time in Cichlid fishes from Senegal River (West Africa)

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 257-262

  Diamanka, Arfang ^a   Faye, Ngor ^a   Fall, Malick ^a   Toguebaye, Bhen Sikina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

Author keywords

Cichlid fishes; Myxobolus diamaensis sp. n.; Myxobolus djoudjensis sp. n.; Myxobolus fotoi; Myxobolus saintlouisiensis sp. n.; Myxozoa; Senegal River; West Africa

Indexed keywords

CICHLIDAE; HEMICHROMIS; MYXOBOLUS; MYXOSPOREA; MYXOZOA; OREOCHROMIS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; PISCES; SAROTHERODON; SAROTHERODON GALILAEUS; SAROTHERODON MELANOTHERON; TILAPIA; TILAPIA GUINEENSIS;

EID: 70350426979     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: 16890027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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