Argulus yucatanus N. Sp. (Crustacea: Branchiura) Parasitic on Cichlasoma urophthalmus from Yucatan, Mexico
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عنوان ژورنال: Gulf and Caribbean Research
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1528-0470
DOI: 10.18785/gcr.1701.01