Occurrence of Philometra lateolabracis (Nematoda: Philometridae) in the gonads of marine perciform fishes in the Mediterranean region
Language English Country Germany Media print
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
12691199
DOI
10.3354/dao053267
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Dracunculoidea anatomy & histology isolation & purification pathogenicity MeSH
- Gonads parasitology MeSH
- Spirurida Infections epidemiology parasitology veterinary MeSH
- Fish Diseases epidemiology parasitology MeSH
- Perciformes parasitology MeSH
- Prevalence MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Female MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Mediterranean Region epidemiology MeSH
- Mediterranean Sea MeSH
Gravid females of the nematode Philometra lateolabracis (Yamaguti, 1935), a parasite of gonads of marine perciform fishes, were found in wild and cultured dusky grouper Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe) from waters near the Balear Islands (Spain, Mediterranean Sea) and Sicily (Italy, Thyrrenean Sea), and in the greater amberjack Seriola dumerili (Risso) in Croatia (south-eastern Adriatic Sea). In wild E. marginatus in Spain, the overall prevalence was 21% and the intensity of infection 1 nematode per fish. The nematodes are briefly described and illustrated. The species Sanguinofilaria jordanoi López-Neyra, 1951, described from the ovary of Epinephelus gigas Brünich from Morocco, is synonymized with P. lateolabracis. This is the first documented record of P. lateolabracis from fishes of the Mediterranean region and its finding in S. dumerili represents a new host record. The possible importance of this pathogenic parasite for cultures of marine perciform fishes in the region is stressed.
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