First description of the Gravid female of Philometra rubra (Leidy, 1856) (Nematoda: Philometridae), a parasite of the abdominal cavity of temperate basses Morone Spp. (Moronidae: Perciformes) in North America

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 496-500

  Moravec, František ^a   De Buron, Isaure ^b   Measures, Lena ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b Department of Teacher Education and Department of Sociology and Anthropology   (United States)

^c MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FISH; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; LIFE CYCLE; NEMATODE; PARASITE; SENSORY SYSTEM;

ARTICLE; BODY DISTRIBUTION; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; LUNG INFLATION; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PHILOMETRA RUBRA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRIPED BASS;

ABDOMINAL CAVITY; ANIMALS; BASS; DRACUNCULOIDEA; FEMALE; FISH DISEASES; LAKES; NEW BRUNSWICK; PREVALENCE; QUEBEC; RIVERS; SOUTH CAROLINA; SPIRURIDA INFECTIONS;

CANADA; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

MORONE; MORONE SAXATILIS; MORONIDAE; NEMATODA; PERCIFORMES; PHILOMETRA RUBRA; PHILOMETRIDAE;

EID: 84878676124     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: 19372345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/12-116.1     Document Type: Article

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