Oncophora melanocephala (Nematoda, Camallanidae) from the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus (Teleostei, Scombridae), caught off madeira island (Portugal)

Acta Parasitologica

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 253-256

  Costa, Graça ^a   Freitas, Nélio ^a   de Carvalho, Miguel A A Pinheiro ^a   Melo Moreira, Egberto ^a   Rigby, Mark C ^b,c  

^a CERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Camallanid nematodes; Fish; Madeira Island; Oncophora melanocephala; Scomber japonicus

Indexed keywords

CAMALLANIDA; CAMALLANIDAE; NEMATODA; ONCOPHORA MELANOCEPHALA; RASTRELLIGER; SCOMBER JAPONICUS; SCOMBRIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 77949630687     PISSN: 12302821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11686-009-0032-4     Document Type: Article

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