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Philometra mirabilis sp. n. (Nematoda: Philometridae), a new gonad-infecting parasite from the freshwater fish Cichla mirianae (Cichlidae) in Brazilian Amazon
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SYSNO ASEP 0450745 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Philometra mirabilis sp. n. (Nematoda: Philometridae), a new gonad-infecting parasite from the freshwater fish Cichla mirianae (Cichlidae) in Brazilian Amazon Author(s) Moravec, František (BC-A) RID, ORCID
Diggles, B. (AU)Source Title Parasitology Research. - : Springer - ISSN 0932-0113
Roč. 114, č. 5 (2015), s. 1929-1932Number of pages 4 s. Publication form Print - P Language eng - English Country DE - Germany Keywords parasitic nematode ; Dracunculoidea ; cichlid fish ; ovary ; Amazon River basin ; Brazil Subject RIV EG - Zoology R&D Projects GBP505/12/G112 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) Institutional support BC-A - RVO:60077344 UT WOS 000352723200031 DOI 10.1007/s00436-015-4381-7 Annotation A new nematode species, Philometra mirabilis sp. n. (Philometridae), is described based on a subgravid female specimen recovered from the ovary of the freshwater perciform fish Cichla mirianae Kullander and Ferreira (Cichlidae) in the Juruena River (Amazon River basin), State of Mato Grosso, Brazil. The new species is morphologically very different from congeners parasitizing fishes in South America, being mainly characterized by the markedly elongate, narrow body 171 mm long (maximum width/body length 1:598), the presence of three small cone-shaped oesophageal teeth protruding out of the mouth and an onion-shaped oesophageal inflation distinctly separated from the posterior part of the oesophagus, the relative length of the oesophagus, and the rounded posterior end of the body without any caudal projections. It is the third known valid species of Philometra Costa, 1845 parasitizing a freshwater fish in South America and the second species of this genus reported from fishes of the family Cichlidae. Workplace Biology Centre (since 2006) Contact Dana Hypšová, eje@eje.cz, Tel.: 387 775 214 Year of Publishing 2016
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