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1. Capillaria (Hepatocapillaria) cichlasomae (Nematoda: Capillariidae) from the liver of the cichlid fish Cichlasoma urophthalmus from Yucatan, Mexico

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Moravec, F., Scholz, T., and Mendoza-Franco, E.
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Capillaria cichlasomae, Cichlasoma urophthalmus, liver parasites, nematodes, Yucatan, and Mexico
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Capillaria (Hepatocapillaria) cichlasomae sp. п., parasitic in the liver of the cichlid Cichlasoma urophthalmus (Günther) from a small freshwater lake ("aguada") Xpoc in Yucatan, Mexico, is described. The parasite is characterized mainly by its small body size (male 1.8 mm, female 4.5 mm), the structure of the stichosome (markedly short stichocytes in one row) and the male (the presence of a pair of small subventral postanal papillae) and female (anus distinctly subterminal) caudal ends, and by the size and structure of the spicule (spicule 0.068-0.085 mm long, with marked transverse grooves on surface) and eggs (size 0.053-0.058 x 0.023 mm, with protruding polar plugs). This is the second known Capillaria species from the liver of fish and the first one from the liver of a freshwater fish.
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2. Cenotes (sinkholes) of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, as a habitat of adult trematodes of fish

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Scholz, T., Vargaz-Vázguez, J., Moravec, F., Vivas-Rodríguez, C., and Mendoza-Franco, E.
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Digenea, fish, cenotes, Yucatan, Mexico, and zoogeography
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Examination of a total of 581 fish specimens of 15 species from 39 cenotes (sinkholes) in the Yucatan Peninsula, southeastern Mexico, revealed the presence of 10 species of adult trematodes. These were as follows: Saccocoelioides sogandaresi Lumsden, 1963, Saccocoelinides sp. (family Haploporidae), Cichlasotrema ujati Pineda et Andrade, 1989 (Angiodictyidae), Crassicutis cichlasomae Manter, 1936 (Homalometridae), Magnivitellinum simplex Kloss, 1966 (Macroderoididae), Stunkardiel-la minima (Stunkard, 1938) (Acanthostomidae), Oligogonotylus manieri Watson, 1976 (Cryptogonimidae), Genarchella tropica (Manter, 1936), G. astyanactis (Watson, 1976), and G. isabellae (Lamothe-Argumedo, 1977) (Derogenidae). Saccocoelioides sogandaresi is reported from Mexico for the first time. Poecilia velifera and P. latipunctata for S. sogandaresi, Cichlasoma octo-fasciatum for C. cichlasomae, Cichlasoma friedrichslahli and C. meeki for O. manieri, and C. meeki, C. octofasciatum and Go-hiomorus dormitor for C. isabellae represent new host records. Most species found are described and figured and their host range
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3. Metacercariae of trematodes of fishes from cenotes 0= sinkholes) of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

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Scholz, T., Vargas-Vázquez, J,, Moravec, F., Vivas-Rodriguez, C., and Mendoza-Franco, E.
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Trematoda, metacercariae, fishes, cenotes, Yucatan, Mexico, and zoogeography
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The paper presents a survey of the metacercariae of trematodes found in 581 fishes of 15 species from 39 cenotes (sinkholes) of the Yucatan Peninsula, southeastern Mexico. The following 21 species were found: Echinochasmus sp. 1, Echino-chasmus sp. 2, Echinostomatinae gen. sp. (family Echinostomatidae), Stunkardiella minima (Stunkard, 1938), Alrophecaecum (?) astorquii (Watson, 1976), Peiaezia loossi (Pérez Vigueras, 1957) (Acanthostomidae); Ascocotyle (Ascocotyle) tenuicollis Price, 1935, Ascocotyle (Ascolotyle) sp. 1, Ascocotyle (Phagicola) diminuta (Stunkard et Haviland, 1924), Ascocotyle (Phagicola) sp. 2 (= Phagicola angrense Travassos, 1916 of Salgado-Maldonado and Aguirre-Macedo, 1991), Ascocotyle (Phagicola) sp. 3 (Heterophyidae); Cladocystis trifolium (Braun, 1901) (Opisthorchiidae); Oligogonotylus manieri Watson, 1976 (Cryptogonimidae); Clinostomum cf. complanatum (Rudolphi, 1814) (Clinostomidae); Diplostomum (Auslrodiplostomum) com-paclum (Lutz, 1928), Posthodiplostomum minimum (MacCallum, 1921), Posthodiplostomum sp. (Diplostomidae); Neodiplos-tomidae gen. sp. 1 ; Neodiplostomidae gen. sp. 2 (Neodiplostomidae); and Apharyngostrigea sp. (Strigeidae). All species found are described and figured, and their life cycles are briefly discussed.
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4. Nematodes parasitic in fishes of cenotes (= sinkholes) of the Peninsula of Yucatan, Mexico. Part 2. Larvae

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Moravec, F., Vivas-Rodriguez, C., Scholz, T., Vargas-Vázquez, J., Mendoza-Franco, E., Schmitter-Soto, J. J., and González-Solís, D.
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larval nematodes, parasites, fishes, cenotcs, Yucatan, and Mexico
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This paper comprises a systematic survey of larval nematodes collected from fishes from cenotes (= sinkholes) of the Peninsula of Yucatan, southern Mexico, in 1993-1994. Larvae of the following nine species were recorded: Physocephalus sexa-lalus, Acuariidae gen. sp., Spiroxys sp., Falcausira sp., Hysterothylacium cenotae, Contracaecum sp. Type 1, Contracaecum sp. Type 2, Goezia sp., and Eustrongylides sp. Larvae of P. sexalatus are recorded from fishes (Rhamdia guatemalensis) for the first time. The larvae are briefly described and illustrated and problems concerning their morphology, taxonomy, hosts and geographical distribution are discussed. Adults of these larvae are parasitic in piscivorous fishes, reptiles, birds and mammals (definitive hosts). Fishes harbouring the larvae of these parasites serve as paratenic hosts, being mostly an important source of infection for the definitive hosts.
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5. Nematodes parasitic in fishes of cenotes (= sinkholes) of the Peninsula of Yucatan, Mexico. Part Í. Adults

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Moravec, F., Vivas-Rodríguez, C., Scholz, T., Vargas-Vázquez, J., Mendoza-Franco, E., and González-Solís, D.
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parasitic nematodes, fishes, cenotes, Mexico, and Yucatan
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The present paper comprises a systematic survey of adult nematodes collected from fishes from cenotes (= sinkholes) of the Peninsula of Yucatan, southeastern Mexico, in 1993-1994. Examinations of a total of 533 fishes (17 species) originating from 39 cenotes from the Mexican states of Yucatan and Quintana Roo revealed the presence of the following nine nematode species: Rhabdochona (Rhabdochona) kidderi, Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) rebecae, P. (S.) neacaballeroi, Philome-trnides caudata, Hysterothylacium cenotae, Pseudocapillaria yucatanensis, Paracapillaria rhamdiae, P. teixerafreitasi and Capillostrongyloides sp. (only females). Four species (R. kidderi, P. rebecae, P. neacaballeroi and Capillostrongyloides sp.) are briefly described and illustrated and some problems concerning their morphology, taxonomy, hosts and geographical distribution are discussed. Taxonomic changes include Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) neacaballeroi (Caballero-Deloya, 1977) comb. n. and Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) rebecae (Andrade-Salas, Pineda-López ct Garcfa-Magana, 1994) comb. n. The nematode fauna of fishes in cenotes of the Yucatan Peninsula shows its appurtenance to the Neotropical fauna with close affinities with that of fish nematodes from South America, but with a considerable degree of endemism.
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6. Philometroides caudata sp. n. (Nematoda: Philometridae) from Rhamdia guatemalensis (Pisces) in Yucatan, Mexico

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Moravec, F., Scholz, T., and Vivas-Rodríguez, C.
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Philometroides, parasitic nematodes, Rhamdia, fish, Yucatan, and Mexico
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A new nematode species, Philometroides caudata sp.n., is described from the swimbladder (under the serosa cover) of the freshwater pimelodid catfish, Rhamdia guatemalensis, from cenotes (— sinkholes) in Yucatan, southeastern Mexico. It differs from all hitherto known members of the genus, except P. maplestoni (Travassos, Artigas et Pereira, 1928), in having the functional anus, the conical tail with a terminal knob-like structure and the oesophagus without an anterior inflation in female, and in the structure of the caudal end in male. It can be distinguished from P. maplestoni (described only from females) by the extent of embossed cuticle, the size of body and the host type. P. caudata, representing a Neotropical element, is the first Philometroides species reported from freshwater fishes in Mexico.
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7. Pseudocapillaria yucatanensis sp. n. (Nematoda: Capillariidae) from the bagre Rhamdia guatemalensis (Pisces) from cenotes in Yucatan, Mexico

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Pseudocapillaria yucatanensis, Rhamdia guatemalensis, cenotes, Yucatan, and Mexico
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A new nematode species, Pseudocapillaria yucatanensis sp. n., is described from the intestine of the freshwater pimelodid catfish Rhamdia guatemalensis (Günther) from cenotes (= sinkholes) in Yucatan, Mexico. It differs from other three related species parasitizing freshwater fishes mainly in possessing the spicule with a simple rim of its proximal end and a non-expanded distal end, in the length of the spicule (0.218-0.295 mm), and the size (0.050-0.060 x 0.025-0.030 mm), shape and structure of eggs, and also in the host types and geographical distribution. Pseudocapillaria yucatanensis is the first known autochtonous species of Pseudocapillaria parasitizing freshwater fishes in Mexico.
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8. Studies on the development of Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) rebecae (Nematoda: Camallanidae), a parasite of cichlid fishes in Mexico

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Moravec, F., Mendoza-Franco, E., Vargas-Vázquez, J., and Vivas-Rodríguez, C.
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Nematoda, Procamallanus, Spirocamallanus, Cichlasoma, Copepoda, development, paratenic hosts, and Mexico
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A description is given of the life cycle of the nematode Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) rebecae (Andrade-Salas, Pineda-Lopez et García-Magafia, 1994), an intestinal parasite of cichlids in Mexico. The copepod Mesocyclnps sp. was found to be a suitable experimental intermediate host. After the copepod’s ingestion of free first-stage larvae of the nematode, these enter the haemocoel of the intermediate host; they moult twice (on the 3rd and 5-6th day p.i. at 21-22”C) before they attain the third, infective stage. The third-stage larva already possesses the large buccal capsule without spiral thickenings and its tail tip bears three cuticular spines. The larvae undergo two additional moults (13-14 days and 42 days p.i.) in the definitive host (Cichlasoma urophthalmus) before changing to adults; the prepatent period is about 2-3 months. Experimental infection of guppies, Poecilia reticulata, have shown that these fishes may become paratenic (metaparatenic) hosts of this parasite. The morphology of individual larval stages of this nematode is described.
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