High prevalence of the parasite Sphaerothecum destruens in the invasive top mouth gudgeon Pseudorasbora parva in the Netherlands, a potential threat to native freshwater fish

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 355-360

  Spikmans, Frank ^a   van Tongeren, Tomas ^b   van Alen, Theo A ^b   van der Velde, Gerard ^b,c   Op den Camp, Huub J M ^b  

^a Reptile Amphibian and Fish Conservation Netherlands (RAVON)   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

18S rRNA; Invasive; Pseudorasbora parva; Rosette agent; Sphaerothecum destruens; Topmouth gudgeon

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884264073     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2013.8.3.12     Document Type: Article

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