Protistan diseases of commercially important crabs: A review

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-53

  Morado, J F ^a  

^a ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Epizootiology; Parasite; Pathology; Population effects; Protist

Indexed keywords

ALVEOLATA; AMOEBOZOA; ANIMAL; BRACHYURA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; MICROSPORIDIA; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REVIEW; RHIZARIA; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALVEOLATA; AMOEBOZOA; ANIMALS; BRACHYURA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; MICROSPORIDIA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RHIZARIA;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; MICROSPORIDIA; PROTISTA;

EID: 78650798457     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2010.09.014     Document Type: Review

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