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A checklist of parasitic nematodes from marine fishes of China

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A checklist of the parasitic nematodes of Chinese marine fishes is presented. This fauna comprises 90 species, representing 31 genera, 13 families, nine superfamilies, three orders and two subclasses. Additional details for each species include the hosts, localities and references which represent the source of these data.

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    Wen-feng Peng, Sheng-fa Liu, Bing-li Wang & Mei-mei Wei

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Peng, Wf., Liu, Sf., Wang, Bl. et al. A checklist of parasitic nematodes from marine fishes of China. Syst Parasitol 79, 17–40 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-010-9288-1

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