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Parasites of North American Freshwater Fishes /

"A remarkable accomplishment ... [This volume] has been and will continue to be a major force advancing freshwater fish parasitology."--Ernest H. Williams Jr., from the ForewordThis thoroughly revised and updated edition of a classic reference work is the definitive guide to the identifica...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hoffman, Glenn L. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]
Edition:Second edition.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword / Williams, Ernest H.
  • Preface to the Second Edition
  • Preface to the First Edition
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Public Health Aspects of Fish Parasites
  • Methods
  • Some North American Fish Parasites, Listed by Location in the Fish
  • Brief Descriptions of the Groups of Fish Parasites
  • Algae and Fungi (Kingdoms Protista and Fungi)
  • Subkingdom Protozoa (Kingdom Protista)
  • Phylum Coelenterata (Cnidaria)
  • Phylum Platyhelminthes: Class Monogenea
  • Phylum Platyhelminthes: Class Trematoda (Digenea): Adults
  • Phylum Platyhelminthes: Class Trematoda (Digenea): Larval Forms
  • Phylum Platyhelminthes: Class Cestoidea
  • Phylum Nemathelminthes: Class Nematoda
  • Phylum Acanthocephala Rudolphi, 1808 (Thorny-Headed Worms)
  • Phylum Annelida: Class Hirudinea (Leeches)
  • Phylum Arthropoda: Class Crustacea: Subclass Branchiura, Orders Copepoda and Isopoda
  • Miscellaneous Parasites and Other Pathogens, Including Turbellaria
  • Fish Parasites Found in or on Other Animals
  • Predators
  • Fish and Parasite Checklist
  • Miscellaneous Fishes: Parasites of Ornamental, Tropical, and Brackish Water to Marine Fishes
  • Chemotherapy and Prophylaxis of Parasitic Diseases of Fishes
  • References
  • Glossary of Fish Parasitology Terms
  • Index