Polyopisthocotylean monogeneans from carangid fishes off Queensland, Australia and New Caledonia, with a description of Heteromicrocotyloides megaspinosus sp. nov.

Acta Parasitologica

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 205-217

  Barton, Diane P ^a,b   Beaufrère, Charles ^c   Justine, Jean Lou ^c   Whittington, Ian D ^b,d  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Carangidae; Heteromicrocotyloides megaspinosus sp. nov.; Monogenea; New Caledonia; Polyopisthocotylea

Indexed keywords

CARANGIDAE; CARANGOIDES; CARANX; CARANX FULVOGUTTATUS; CARANX IGNOBILIS; CARANX LUGUBRIS; HETEROMICROCOTYLA; MIRABILIS; MONOGENEA; PISCES; POLYOPISTHOCOTYLEA; PROTOMICROCOTYLE; PSEUDOCARANX DENTEX; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77949639335     PISSN: 12302821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11686-009-0038-y     Document Type: Article

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