Philometra barbata n. sp. (Nematoda: Philometridae) from the red mullet Mullus barbatus (Perciformes, Mullidae) off Tunisia
Language English Country Switzerland Media print
Document type Journal Article
PubMed
30367753
DOI
10.1515/ap-2018-0091
PII: /j/ap.2018.63.issue-4/ap-2018-0091/ap-2018-0091.xml
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- Keywords
- Mediterranean Sea, Parasitic nematode, marine fish,
- MeSH
- Dracunculoidea anatomy & histology classification isolation & purification ultrastructure MeSH
- Spirurida Infections epidemiology parasitology veterinary MeSH
- Microscopy, Electron, Scanning veterinary MeSH
- Fish Diseases epidemiology parasitology MeSH
- Perciformes parasitology MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Male MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Geographicals
- Tunisia epidemiology MeSH
Helminthological examinations of the red mullet Mullus barbatus (Linnaeus) (Mullidae) from the Gulf of Hammamet, off Tunisia, revealed the presence of one undescribed gonad-infecting nematode species, Philometra barbata n. sp. (Philometridae). The new species as other congeneric species is mainly characterized by the shape of the caudal mound, the distribution of the caudal papillae and the shape of the gubernaculum with the presence of a dorsal protuberance consisting of two dorsolateral lamellar parts separated from each other by a smooth median field in the male. The new species differs from its gonadinfecting congeners in the body length of male, the length of spicules and gubernaculum. This is the second nominal species of Philometra reported from fishes of the family Mullidae and the 14th from the Mediterranean Sea.
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