Three new genera and six new species of lecanicephalideans (Cestoda) from eagle rays of the genus Aetomylaeus (Myliobatiformes: Myliobatidae) from northern Australia and Borneo

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 175-198

  Koch, K R ^a   Jensen, K ^a   Caira, J N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FISH; FLATWORM; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HABITAT TYPE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

ABERRAPEX WEIPAENSIS; AETOMYLAEUS MACULATUS; AETOMYLAEUS NICHOFII; AETOMYLAEUS VESPERTILIO; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BORNEO; CESTODE; COLLICOCEPHALUS BAGGIOI; ELICILACUNOSUS DHARMADII; ELICILACUNOSUS FAHMII; ELICILACUNOSUS SARAWAKENSIS; FEMALE; FISH; HOST RANGE; LECANICEPHALIDEA; MALE; NEW GENUS; NONHUMAN; REXAPEX NANUS;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BORNEO; CESTODA; CESTODE INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FISH DISEASES; INTESTINES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PREVALENCE; SKATES (FISH);

AUSTRALIA; BORNEO;

AETOMYLAEUS; AETOMYLAEUS MACULATUS; AETOMYLAEUS NIEHOFII; AETOMYLAEUS VESPERTILIO; CESTODA; LECANICEPHALIDEA; MYLIOBATIDAE; MYLIOBATIFORMES; MYLIOBATINAE; NANUS;

EID: 84857832694     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: 19372345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-2798.1     Document Type: Article

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