Description of two new nematode species, parasites of the mississippi paddlefish polyodon spathula (Acipenseriformes: Polyodontidae)

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 680-685

  Moravec, František ^a   Kuchta, Roman ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; BODY SIZE; DRAINAGE; NEMATODE; NEW SPECIES; PARASITE; TAXONOMY; TELEOST; TYPE SPECIMEN;

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CAMALLANUS OXYCEPHALUS; CAMALLANUS POLYODONTIS; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; ESOPHAGUS; FISH; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PADDLEFISH; PARASITE; POLYODON SPATHULA; SYNGNATHINEMA CALIFORNIENSE; SYNGNATHINEMA CHITWOODI; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; DRACUNCULOIDEA; FEMALE; FISH DISEASES; FISHES; MALE; MISSISSIPPI; MONTANA; RIVERS; SPIRURIDA; SPIRURIDA INFECTIONS;

MISSISSIPPI; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; MONTANA; UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE RIVER;

EID: 84881290402     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: 19372345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/13-180.1     Document Type: Article

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