Rhabdochona (Filochona) gubernaculus new species (Nematoda: Rhabdochonidae) from riverine fish cyprinion watsoni (Day, 1872) in Balochistan, Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-80

  Asmatullah Kakar, ^a   Bilqees, Fatima Mujib ^b   Kamran, Kashif ^a   Mukhtar, Gul E Shadab ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALOCHISTAN   (Pakistan)

^b JINNAH UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Balochistan; Bolan; Cyprinion watsoni; Nematode; Rhabdochona (Filochond) gubernaculus n. sp

Indexed keywords

CYPRINID; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; NEMATODE; NEW SPECIES; PARASITOLOGY;

BALUCHISTAN; PAKISTAN;

CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINION WATSONI; NEMATODA; PISCES; RHABDOCHONA; RHABDOCHONA RAILLIET;

EID: 73449083070     PISSN: 00309923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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