Coccomyxa sp. (Chlorophyta: Chlorococcales), a new pathogen in mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) of Vigo estuary (Galicia, NW Spain)

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 214-219

  Crespo, C ^a   Rodriguez H ^a   Segade, P ^a   Iglesias, R ^a   Garcia Estevez J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coccomyxa sp.; Galicia; Green algae; Mytilus galloprovincialis; Spain

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GILL; GREEN ALGA; HEMOLYMPH; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MYTILUS; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SPAIN;

ALGAE, GREEN; ANIMALS; GILLS; HEMOLYMPH; MYTILUS; REPRODUCTION; SPAIN;

ALGAE; CHLOROCOCCALES; CHLOROPHYTA; COCCOMYXA PARASITICA; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS;

EID: 70350571210     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2009.08.010     Document Type: Article

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