Phylogenetic status of four new species of Acanthobothrium (Cestoda:Tetraphyllidea) parasitic on the wedgefish Rhynchobatus laevis (Elasmobranchii:Rhynchobatidae): Implications for interpreting host associations

Invertebrate Systematics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 419-433

  Fyler, C A ^a   Caira, J N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; FLATWORM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALIA;

ACANTHOBOTHRIUM; BATOIDEA; CESTODA; ELASMOBRANCHII; RHYNCHOBATIDAE; RHYNCHOBATUS; RHYNCHOBATUS AUSTRALIAE; RHYNCHOBATUS DJIDDENSIS; TETRAPHYLLIDEA;

EID: 79952505950     PISSN: 14455226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/IS10034     Document Type: Article

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