Based on light microscopical and scanning electron microscopical (SEM) examinations, two North American species of Spinitectus Fourment, 1884, S. acipenseri Choudhury & Dick, 1992 and S. micracanthus Christian, 1972 (Nematoda, Cystidicolidae) are redescribed from museum voucher specimens (S. acipenseri) and those newly collected from centrarchid and some other fishes in the Upper San Marcos River in Texas and the Santee River in South Carolina, USA. The first use of SEM to study S. acipenseri, a parasite of lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens Rafinesque (Acipenseridae) in Canada, made it possible to describe dorsal and ventral lips, amphids and sublabia, and the presence of a dorsal barb on the right spicule, which was confirmed to be the most characteristic feature of this species. The SEM study of S. micracanthus, a parasite mainly of centrarchids, enabled us to correctly determine the location of the excretory pore in relation to rings of cuticular spines in the male, and to describe the exact structure of the tip of the male tail, sublabia, phasmids and the presence of a median ventral protuberance on the male tail. Some taxonomic problems of North American species of Spinitectus are discussed. Filaria serrata Linton, 1901 is considered a junior synonym of S. oviflagellis Fourment, 1884. To date, there are 13 valid species of Spinitectus parasitising fishes in North America. Keys to species of Spinitectus-like nematodes from fishes in North American waters are provided.

TITLE: Redescriptions de Spinitectus acipenseri et S. micracanthus (Nematoda, Cystidicolidae), et notes sur la taxonomie des nématodes de type Spinitectus parasitant les poissons nord-américains. ABSTRACT: Deux espèces nord-américaines de Spinitectus Fourment, 1884, S. acipenseri Choudhury & Dick, 1992 et S. micracanthus Christian, 1972 (Nematoda, Cystidicolidae) sont redécrites à partir de spécimens de musée et d’autres nouvellement collectés aux USA dans les rivières Upper San Marcos (Texas) and Santee (Caroline du Sud), avec l’aide de la microscopie optique et électronique à balayage (MEB). L’utilisation pour la première fois du MEB pour étudier S. acipenseri, un parasite de l’esturgeon Acipenser fulvescens Rafinesque (Acipenseridae) au Canada, a permis de décrire les lèvres dorsales and ventrales, les amphides et sublabia, ainsi que la barbe dorsale sur le spicule droit que nous confirmons être le critère le plus caractéristique de cette espèce. L’étude au MEB de S. micracanthus, un parasite principalement de centrarchides, nous a permis de déterminer correctement la place du pore excréteur en relation avec les couronnes d’épines cuticulaires chez le mâle, ainsi que de décrire la structure exacte de l’extrémité caudale du mâle, des sublabia, des phasmides et la présence d’une protubérance médiane et ventrale sur la queue du mâle. Des problèmes taxonomiques sur les espèces nord-américaines de Spinitectus sont discutés. Filaria serrata Linton, 1901 est considéré synonyme plus récent de S. oviflagellis Fourment, 1884. À ce jour, il y a 13 espèces valides de Spinitectus parasites de poissons en Amérique du Nord. Des clés des espèces des nématodes de type Spinitectus provenant des poissons des eaux nord-américaines sont fournies.

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Freeman Aquatic Biology Texas State University San Marcos San Marcos Texas 78666 4616 USA

Institute of Parasitology Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences 37005 České Budějovice Czech Republic

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