Metacercariae of centrocestus formosanus (Trematoda: Heterophyidae) in australoherosfacetus (Pisces: Cichlidae) in Brazil;Metacercárias de centrocestus formosanus (Trematoda: Heterophyidae) em australoheros facetus (pisces: Cichlidae) no Brasil

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinaria

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 334-337

  Pinto, Hudson Alves ^a   de Melo, Alan Lane ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Fish parasites; Heterophyidae; Metacercariae; Minas gerais; Trematodes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867453973     PISSN: 0103846X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1984-29612012000300032     Document Type: Article

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