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Occurrence of a Skin Parasite Argulus coregoni (Branchiura: Argulidae) on Salmonids in Mountain Streams, Central Japan, with Discussion on Its Longitudinal Distribution and Host Utilization in Rivers

  • 1. Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-4-4 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan E-mail: ornatus@hiroshima-u.ac.jp & Present address: Aquaparasitology Laboratory, 365-61 Kusanagi, Shizuoka 424-0886, Japan & Corresponding author
  • 2. Gero Branch, Gifu Prefectural Research Institute for Fisheries and Aquatic Environments, 2605-1 Hane, Hagiwara, Gero, Gifu 509-2592, Japan
  • 3. Gifu Prefectural Research Institute for Fisheries and Aquatic Environments, Kawashima-Kasada, Kakamigahara, Gifu 501-6021, Japan

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Nagasawa, Kazuya, Kishi, Daisuke, Tokuhara, Tetsuya (2022): Occurrence of a Skin Parasite Argulus coregoni (Branchiura: Argulidae) on Salmonids in Mountain Streams, Central Japan, with Discussion on Its Longitudinal Distribution and Host Utilization in Rivers. Species Diversity 27 (1): 159-166, DOI: 10.12782/specdiv.27.159, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.12782/specdiv.27.159

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