Philometrids (Nematoda: Philometridae) in carangid and serranid fishes off New Caledonia, including three new species

0434801 - BC 2015 RIV FR eng J - Journal Article
Moravec, František - Justine, J.-L.
Philometrids (Nematoda: Philometridae) in carangid and serranid fishes off New Caledonia, including three new species.
Parasite. Roč. 21, MAY 19 2014 (2014), s. 21. ISSN 1252-607X. E-ISSN 1776-1042
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Keywords : Parasitic nematode * Philometra * Marine fish * Alepes * Epinephelus * Selar * New Caledonia
Subject RIV: GJ - Animal Vermins ; Diseases, Veterinary Medicine
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A recent examination of newly obtained specimens of philometrid nematodes (Philometridae) parasitising carangid and serranid fishes off New Caledonia, South Pacific, revealed the presence of several nematodes of the genus Philometra Costa, 1845, including three new species: P. austropacifica n.sp. (males and females) from the ovary of Alepes vari (Carangidae), P. piscaria n. sp. (males) from the ovary of Epinephelus coioides (Serranidae), and P. selaris n. sp. (males) probably from the abdominal cavity (found in washings) of Selar crumenophthalmus (Carangidae). The new species are characterised mainly by the length and structure of the spicules and gubernaculum, body size, their location in the host and the type of host. Philometra austropacifica n. sp. is the first known nominal gonad-infecting species of Philometra parasitising a carangid fish. In addition, the gravid female of P. fasciati Moravec & Justine, 2008 from the ovary of Epinephelus fasciatus (Serranidae) is described for the first time. Carangid host fish were identified by both morphology and DNA barcoding.
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