First record of Piscicapillaria bursata (Nematoda: Capillariidae), a parasite of hammerhead sharks Sphyrna spp., in the western Atlantic Ocean
Language English Country Germany Media electronic
Document type Journal Article
PubMed
32162611
DOI
10.3354/dao03458
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- Parasitic nematode, South Carolina, Sphyrnidae, Trichinelloidea, USA,
- MeSH
- Nematoda * MeSH
- Sharks * parasitology MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Geographicals
- Atlantic Ocean MeSH
- Australia MeSH
- South Carolina MeSH
Examination of 32 spiral valves from neonate specimens of hammerhead shark Sphyrna spp. (Carcharhiniformes: Sphyrnidae) captured between June and August 2018 off the Atlantic coast of South Carolina, USA, revealed the presence of the capillariid nematode Piscicapillaria bursata (Capillariidae) in the Carolina hammerhead S. gilberti, the scalloped hammerhead S. lewini, and their hybrids. This is the second find of this parasite originally described from hammerhead sharks off Australia, its first record from the western Atlantic Ocean, and its first record in a new host species and in hybrids.
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