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A study of some helminth parasites of freshwater fishes in Ceylon

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Fernando, C.H., Furtado, J.I. A study of some helminth parasites of freshwater fishes in Ceylon. Z. F. Parasitenkunde 23, 141–163 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00260290

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