An adult cystidicolid nematode (Nematoda: Cystidicolidae) from the subcutaneous tissue around the eye of percupinefish, Diodon nichthemerus Cuvier
Language English Country Czech Republic Media electronic
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
28783030
DOI
10.14411/fp.2017.021
PII: 2017.021
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- Diodontidae, Habronematoidea, Japan, marine fish, parasite,
- MeSH
- Spirurida Infections parasitology veterinary MeSH
- Fish Diseases parasitology MeSH
- Eye parasitology MeSH
- Spirurida anatomy & histology classification MeSH
- Subcutaneous Tissue parasitology MeSH
- Tetraodontiformes parasitology MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Female MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Japan MeSH
Three adult nematode specimens, all ovigerous females belonging to the family Cystidicolidae Skryabin, 1946, were found for the first time in the subcutaneous tissue around the eye of the captive porcupinefish Diodon nichthemerus Cuvier at a public aquarium in Osaka, Japan. Because no male was available, these could not be identified to the genus and species. This case highlights the risk of parasitism in aquaculture puffer fish, as these may ingest small shrimp, which probably act as intermediate hosts for the nematode.
Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan Osaka Japan
School of Veterinary Medicine Rakuno Gakuen University Hokkaido Japan
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