Description and Seasonal Variation in Incidence of a New Species of Myxosporidian Parasite (Class Myxosporidea) of the Bluegill Sunfish, Lepomis Macrochirus Rafineque, in Kentucky

A new histozoic myxosporidian parasite (Class Mysoxporidea), Myxobolus meglitschi sp. nov., infecting young-of-the-year and yearling bluegill sunfish, Lepomis macrochirus Raf., from Shanty Hollow Lake, Warren County, Kentucky was described. Phenology was investigated from January 20 to December, 196...

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Main Author: Crider, Stephen Bayes
Format: Others
Published: TopSCHOLAR® 1970
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Online Access:http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1664
http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2667&context=theses