New data on three gonad-infecting species of Philometra (Nematoda, Philometridae) from estuarine fishes in South Carolina, USA

Acta Parasitologica

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 244-252

  Moravec, František ^a   de Buron, Isaure ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b Department of Teacher Education and Department of Sociology and Anthropology   (United States)

Author keywords

Estuary; Fish; Menticirrhus; Parasitic nematode; Philometra; Pomatomus; Sciaenops; South Carolina; USA

Indexed keywords

CAROLINENSIS; MENTICIRRHUS; MENTICIRRHUS AMERICANUS; NEMATODA; PHILOMETRA (NEMATODE); PHILOMETRA SALTATRIX; PHILOMETRIDAE; PISCES; POMATOMIDAE; POMATOMUS; POMATOMUS SALTATRIX; SCIAENIDAE; SCIAENOPS; SCIAENOPS OCELLATUS;

EID: 73649108472     PISSN: 12302821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11686-009-0030-6     Document Type: Article

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