Philometroides acanthopagri sp. nov., a new philometrid (Nematoda, Philometridae) from the musculature of Acanthopagrus latus (Sparidae) from marine waters of Iraq

Acta Parasitologica

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 372-377

  Moravec, František ^a   Jassim, Abdul Amer R ^b   Al Salim, Nadrah K ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASRAH   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Acanthopagrus; Arabian Gulf; Iraq; marine fish; Parasitic nematode; Philometroides

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; DRACUNCULOIDEA; FIN (ORGAN); FISH DISEASE; HISTOLOGY; IRAQ; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROSCOPY; MUSCLE; NEMATODIASIS; NOSE CAVITY; PARASITOLOGY; PERCIFORMES;

ANIMAL FINS; ANIMALS; BIOMETRY; DRACUNCULOIDEA; FISH DISEASES; IRAQ; MICROSCOPY; MUSCLES; NASAL CAVITY; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; PERCIFORMES; SEAWATER;

ACANTHOPAGRUS; ACANTHOPAGRUS LATUS; NEMATODA; PERCIFORMES; PHILOMETRIDAE; PHILOMETROIDES; PISCES; SPARIDAE;

EID: 84868618979     PISSN: 12302821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11686-012-0044-3     Document Type: Article

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