First record of Octomacrum europaeum Roman et Bychowsky, 1956 on the gills of spirlin Alburnoides bipunctatus (Bloch, 1782) in north-eastern Europe

E. Dzika

doi:10.2478/s11687-012-0037-7

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First record of Octomacrum europaeum Roman et Bychowsky, 1956 on the gills of spirlin Alburnoides bipunctatus (Bloch, 1782) in north-eastern Europe

Helminthologia

Volume 49 (2012): Issue 3 (September 2012)

By: E. Dzika

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|Aug 2012

Abstract

Octomacrum europaeum (Monogenea: Octomacridae) was collected, for the first time in north-eastern Europe, from the gills of spirlin (Alburnoides bipunctatus). Morphometric characters were compared with those of other populations and conform to the original description of the species.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-012-0037-7 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605

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Language: English

Page range: 187 - 188

Published on: Aug 3, 2012

Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: Volume open

Keywords:

Octomacrum europaeum,

spirlin,

Related subjects:

Zoology,

Ecology,

Life sciences, other,

Medicine,

Clinical medicine,

Microbiology, virology and infection epidemiology

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