Meagre Argyrosomus regius (Osteichthyes) as host of a gonad-infecting species of Philometra (Nematoda: Philometridae) off the Atlantic coast of Portugal
Language English Country Germany Media print
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
18159676
DOI
10.3354/dao01860
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Gonads parasitology MeSH
- Nematoda anatomy & histology isolation & purification ultrastructure MeSH
- Microscopy, Electron, Scanning veterinary MeSH
- Nematode Infections parasitology veterinary MeSH
- Fish Diseases parasitology MeSH
- Perciformes * MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Female MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Atlantic Ocean MeSH
- Portugal MeSH
Subgravid females (up to 439 mm long) of the nematode Philometra sp. were found in meagre Argyrosomus regius (Asso, 1801) (Sciaenidae: Perciformes) off the southern Atlantic coast of Portugal in 2006. The general morphology of these nematodes somewhat resembles that of Philometra lateolabracis (Yamaguti, 1935), but the gravid females of the species from A. regius are apparently much longer. This is the first documented record of a gonad-infecting species of Philometra in marine fishes off the Atlantic coast of Europe. The possible importance of the gonad-parasitizing Philometra spp. as pathogens of marine fishes is stressed.
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