Variation in the morphometrics of diplostomid metacercariae (Digenea: Trematoda) infecting the catfish, Clarias gariepinus in Tanzania

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-70

  Chibwana, F D ^a   Nkwengulila, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATFISH; CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; DIPLOSTOMUM; DIPLOSTOMUM MASHONENSE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; METACERCARIA; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; TANZANIA; TREMATODE; TREMATODIASIS; TYLODELPHYS;

ANIMALS; CATFISHES; RIVERS; TANZANIA; TREMATODA;

CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; DIGENEA (FLUKES); DIPLOSTOMIDA; DIPLOSTOMUM; TREMATODA; TYLODELPHYS;

EID: 77949639409     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022149X09990083     Document Type: Article

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