Hyperparasitism has wide-ranging implications for studies on the invertebrate phase of myxosporean (Myxozoa) life cycles

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 357-369

  Morris, D J ^a   Freeman, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Actinospore; Aurantiactinomyxon; Flabelliforma; Flabelliforma magnivora; Hyperparasite; Microspora; Microsporidia; Myxosporea; Myxozoa; Neoflabelliforma

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; INVERTEBRATE; LIFE CYCLE; NEW GENUS; PARASITE; SUPERPARASITISM;

ACTINOSPORE; ANNELID WORM; ARTICLE; AURANTIACTINOMYXON; BINUCLEATE SPORE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; LIFE CYCLE; MICROSPORIDIA; MIXED INFECTION; MYXOSPORE; NEOFLABELLIFORMA AURANTIAE; NEOFLABELLIFORMA MAGNIVORA; NEOFLABELLIFORMA MONTANA; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SCHIZONT; SUPERPARASITISM; TRIACTINOMYXON;

ANIMALS; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENES, RRNA; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYXOZOA; OLIGOCHAETA; PANSPORABLASTINA; RNA, FUNGAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SCOTLAND; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; AURANTIACTINOMYXON; FLABELLIFORMA; FLABELLIFORMA MAGNIVORA; FLABELLIFORMA MONTANA; INVERTEBRATA; MICROSPORIDIA; MYXOSPOREA; MYXOZOA; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA);

EID: 77649270550     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2009.08.014     Document Type: Article

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