Blastocladian parasites of invertebrates

Fungal Biology Reviews

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 56-67

  Gleason, Frank H ^a   Marano, Agostina V ^b   Johnson, Pieter ^c   Martin, W Wallace ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Instituto de Botanica Carlos Spegazzini   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d RANDOLPH MACON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blastocladiomycota; Catenaria; Chytrids; Coelomomyces; Invertebrate hosts; Parasites; Zoosporic fungi

Indexed keywords

BLASTOCLADIA; CATENARIA; COELOMOMYCES; DAPHNIA; DIPTERA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 77957768039     PISSN: 17494613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fbr.2010.03.004     Document Type: Review

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