Philometrid nematodes infecting fishes from the Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, with description of two new species

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 213-222

  Moravec, František ^a   Bakenhaster, Micah ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caranginema; Caranx; Florida; Gulf of Mexico; Lutjanus; Marine fish; Parasitic nematode; Philometra; Philometroides

Indexed keywords

CARANGIDAE; CARANX; CARANX HIPPOS; DRACUNCULOIDEA; LUTJANIDAE; LUTJANUS; LUTJANUS GRISEUS; NEMATODA; PHILOMETRA (NEMATODE); PHILOMETRIDAE; PHILOMETROIDES; PISCES;

EID: 77957605631     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: 18036465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2010.028     Document Type: Article

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