Two gonad-infecting species of Philometra Costa, 1845 (Nematoda, Philometridae) were recorded for the first time from marine perciform fishes off Tunisia and Libya: Philometra rara n. sp. from the rare, deep-water Haifa grouper Hyporthodus haifensis (Serranidae) off Libya and Philometra saltatrix Ramachandran, 1973 from the bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix (Pomatomidae) off Tunisia. Identification of both fish species was confirmed by molecular barcoding. Light and scanning electron microscope studies of Ph. rara n. sp. showed that it is characterized by the length of spicules (216-219 μm) and the gubernaculum (90-93 μm), the gubernaculum/spicules length ratio (1:2.32-2.43), and mainly by the shape and structure of the distal end of the gubernaculum (shovel-shaped with a wide median smooth field in dorsal view), appearing as having a dorsal protuberance in lateral view, and by the structure of the male caudal mound (dorsally interrupted); large subgravid females (70-137 mm long) are characterized by the presence of four oval submedian cephalic elevations, each of them bearing a pair of cephalic papillae of the outer circle. The finding of Ph. saltatrix off Tunisia confirms that this species is widespread throughout the Mediterranean region. A molecular analysis of our Ph. saltatrix specimens and other available philometrid cytochrome c oxidase 1 (COI) sequences showed that most species have robust clades. Sequences of Ph. saltatrix from Tunisia diverge from Ph. saltatrix from Brazil and the USA, suggesting that speciation is currently occurring between populations from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

Deux espèces de Philometra Costa, 1845 (Nematoda, Philometridae) parasites des gonades sont, pour la première fois, signalées de poissons perciformes marins au large de la Tunisie et de la Libye : Philometra rara n. sp. (Serranidae) du mérou de Haïfa Hyporthodus haifensis, une espèce rare, au large de la Libye et Philometra saltatrix Ramachandran, 1973, du tassergal Pomatomus saltatrix (Pomatomidae) au large de la Tunisie. L’identification des deux espèces de poissons a été confirmée par barcode moléculaire. Des études en microscopie photonique et microscopie électronique à balayage de Ph. rara n. sp. ont montré que l’espèce se caractérise par la longueur des spicules (216-219 μm) et du gubernaculum (90-93 μm), le rapport gubernaculum/spicules (1: 2.32-2.43) et principalement par la forme et la structure de l’extrémité distale du gubernaculum (en forme de pelle avec un large champ médian lisse en vue dorsale), apparaissant comme ayant une protubérance dorsale en vue latérale, et par la structure du monticule caudal mâle (interrompu dorsalement); les grandes femelles subgravides (70-137 mm de long) se caractérisent par la présence de quatre élévations céphaliques ovales sous-médianes, chacune portant une paire de papilles céphaliques sur le cercle extérieur. La découverte de Ph. saltatrix au large de la Tunisie confirme que cette espèce est répandue dans la région méditerranéenne. Une analyse moléculaire de nos spécimens de Ph. saltatrix et d’autres séquences disponibles de COI de Philometridae montre que la plupart des espèces présentent des clades robustes. Les séquences de Ph. saltatrix en provenance de Tunisie divergent de Ph. saltatrix du Brésil et des États-Unis, ce qui suggère qu’une spéciation se produit actuellement entre les populations des deux côtés de l’océan Atlantique.

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