Philometra floridensis sp. n. (Nematoda: Philometridae) from the ovary of red drum Sciaenops ocellatus (Osteichthyes: Sciaenidae) off the coast of Florida, USA

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-54

  Moravec, F ^a   Fajer Avila, E J ^b   Bakenhaster, M ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ALIMENTACIÓN Y DESARROLLO   (Mexico)

^c FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FISH; GONAD; LARVA; MALE; MARINE SPECIES; MORPHOLOGY; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PHILOMETRA CAROLINENSIS; PHILOMETRA FLORIDENSIS; PHILOMETRA FLORIDENSIS SPECIES; RED DRUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCIAENOPS OCELLATUS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FISH DISEASES; FLORIDA; MALE; NEMATODA; OVARY; PERCIFORMES; SEAWATER;

NEMATODA; OSTEICHTHYES; PERCIFORMES; PHILOMETRA (NEMATODE); PHILOMETRIDAE; SCIAENIDAE; SCIAENOPS; SCIAENOPS OCELLATUS;

EID: 73649128450     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022149X09990290     Document Type: Article

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