Characterization of a diversity of tetraphyllidean and rhinebothriidean cestode larval types, with comments on host associations and life-cycles

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 889-910

  Jensen, Kirsten ^a   Bullard, Stephen A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gulf of Mexico; Host association; Host specificity; Intermediate hosts; LsrRNA; Morphology; Rhinebothriidea; Tetraphyllidea

Indexed keywords

INVERTEBRATE; LIFE CYCLE; METAZOAN; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY;

ARTICLE; CESTODE; CESTODE LIFE CYCLE STAGE; DNA EXTRACTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; RHINEBOTHRIIDEAN; TETRAPHYLLIDEAN; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CESTODA; CHORDATA; CRUSTACEA; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MEXICO; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLLUSCA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

BIVALVIA; CESTODA; CHONDRICHTHYES; CRUSTACEA; ELASMOBRANCHII; GASTROPODA; METAZOA; MOLLUSCA; NEOPTERYGII; TELEOSTEI; TETRAPHYLLIDEA;

EID: 77953019783     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2009.11.015     Document Type: Article

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