Three new species of Spiniloculus (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) from Chiloscyllium punctatum (Elasmobranchii: Orectolobiformes) off Borneo with clarification of the identity of the type of the genus

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-68

  Desjardins, Leah ^a   Caira, Janine N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Bamboo sharks; Borneo; Cestoda; Chiloscyllium; New species; Spiniloculus; Tetraphyllidea

Indexed keywords

CESTODA; CHILOSCYLLIUM; CHILOSCYLLIUM PUNCTATUM; ELASMOBRANCHII; HEMISCYLLIIDAE; MUSTELUS; ORECTOLOBIFORMES; TETRAPHYLLIDEA;

EID: 79953321825     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: 18036465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2011.006     Document Type: Article

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