Protozoan parasites of freshwater ornamental fish
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Parasites of ornamental fish in Turkey
Six commonly freshwater ornamental fish, namely Poecilia rediculata (guppy); Poecilia sphenops (black molly); Cichlosoma sp. (Cichlidae); Xiphophorus maculatus (platy); Carassius auratus (goldfish) and Symphisodon discus (discus) were examined for parasites during a four years study (19982002) in Turkey. The parasites species found included: Ichthyobodo sp., Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, Chilod...
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عنوان ژورنال: Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0718-560X,0718-560X
DOI: 10.3856/vol45-issue5-fulltext-10