Two new gonad-infecting Philometra species (Nematoda: Philometridae) from the marine fish Lutjanus vitta (Perciformes: Lutjanidae) off new Caledonia

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 302-310

  Morav̌ec, František ^a   Justine, Jean Lou ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c Aquarium des Lagons   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

Lutjanus; Marine fish; New caledonia; Parasitic nematode; Philometra; South pacific

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960978467     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: 18036465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2011.030     Document Type: Article

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