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Oesophagotrema mediterranea n. gen., n. sp. (Platyhelminthes, Digenea, Zoogonidae), parasite of the needlefish Tylosurus acus imperialis (Beloniformes, Belonidae) from off Tunisia

  • 1. Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Écosystèmes aquatiques, Département des Sciences de la Vie, Faculté des Sciences de Sfax, BP 1171, 3000 Sfax (Tunisie) htchaari.m@gmail.com h_derbel@yahoo.fr lassad.neifar@fss.rnu.tn

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Chaari, Manel, Derbel, Hela, Neifar, Lassad (2011): Oesophagotrema mediterranea n. gen., n. sp. (Platyhelminthes, Digenea, Zoogonidae), parasite of the needlefish Tylosurus acus imperialis (Beloniformes, Belonidae) from off Tunisia. Zoosystema 33 (3): 281-286, DOI: 10.5252/z2011n3a2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2011n3a2

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