New morphological data on the first-stage larvae of two Procamallanus species (Nematoda: Camallanidae) based on SEM studies

0363165 - ÚBO 2012 RIV CZ eng J - Journal Article
Mašová, Š. - Baruš, Vlastimil - Moravec, František
New morphological data on the first-stage larvae of two Procamallanus species (Nematoda: Camallanidae) based on SEM studies.
Folia Parasitologica. Roč. 58, č. 4 (2011), s. 318-321. ISSN 0015-5683. E-ISSN 1803-6465
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT LC522
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z60930519; CEZ:AV0Z60220518
Keywords : Procamallanus * freshwater fish * Kenya
Subject RIV: EG - Zoology
Impact factor: 1.812, year: 2011
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First-stage larvae of camallanid nematodes Procamallanus (P.) laeviconchus and Procamallanus (P.) sp. from naturally infected Distichodus niloticus and Clarias gariepinus, respectively, from Lake Turkana, Kenya (new geographical records) are described, being for the first time studied by scanning electron microscopy. Larvae of both species are characterised by the presence of several terminal digit-like processes at the tail tip, which may be of taxonomic importance in camallanid nematodes.
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