Sphaerospora elwhaiensis sp. n. (Myxosporea: Sphaerosporidae) from landlocked sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka (Salmoniformes: Salmonidae) in Washington State, USA

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 87-94

  Jones, Simon ^a   Fiala, Ivan ^b   Prosperi Porta, Gina ^a   House, Marcia ^c   Mumford, Sonia ^d  

^a PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission   (United States)

^d Olympia Fish Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Kokanee; Myxosporea; Myxozoa; Oncorhynchus nerka; Sphaerospora elwhaiensis

Indexed keywords

MYXIDIUM; MYXOSPOREA; MYXOZOA; ONCORHYNCHUS NERKA; SALMONIDAE; SALMONIFORMES; SPHAEROSPORA; SPHAEROSPORIDAE; ZSCHOKKELLA;

EID: 79960248954     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: 18036465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2011.009     Document Type: Article

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