A new species of heterosentis van cleave, 1931 (Acanthocephala: Arhythmacanthidae) parasitic in pseudopercis numida miranda ribeiro, 1903 (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae) from southeastern Brazilian coastal zone

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 747-750

  Vieira, Fabiiano M ^a   Felizardo, Nilza N ^a,b   Luque, José L ^a  

^a FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; FLATWORM; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PERCIFORM; TAXONOMY;

ACANTHOCEPHALUS; ANIMAL ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISH; HETEROSENTIS BRASILIENSIS; HETEROSENTIS CABALLEROI; HETEROSENTIS HETERACANTHUS; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; CLASSIFICATION; FISH DISEASE; HISTOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PERCIFORMES;

BRAZIL; CABO FRIO; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL];

ARHYTHMACANTHIDAE; HETEROSENTIS; HETEROSENTIS HETERACANTHUS; PERCIFORMES; PINGUIPEDIDAE; PSEUDOPERCIS NUMIDA;

SEA WATER;

ACANTHOCEPHALA; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; FEMALE; FISH DISEASES; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; MALE; PERCIFORMES; SEAWATER;

EID: 73949106801     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-1855.1     Document Type: Article

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