Low host specificity in the Kudoidae (Myxosporea: Multivalvulida) including seventeen new host records for Kudoa thalassomi

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-16

  Burger, Mieke A A ^a,b   Adlard, Robert D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genetic variation; Host specificity; Kudoa thalassomi; Kudoidae; Myxosporea

Indexed keywords

KUDOA; KUDOA THALASSOMI; KUDOIDAE; MULTIVALVULIDA; MYXOSPOREA;

EID: 79953326138     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: 18036465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2011.001     Document Type: Article

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