Studies on the development of Anguillicola crassus Kuwahara, Niimi et Itagaki, 1974 (Nematoda: Dracunculoidea) in the intermediate host

Title:

Studies on the development of Anguillicola crassus Kuwahara, Niimi et Itagaki, 1974 (Nematoda: Dracunculoidea) in the intermediate host

Creator:

Moravec, F., Di Cave, D., Orecchia, P., and Paggi, L.

Identifier:

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Subject:

Nematoda, Anguillicola, eel, Copepoda, and development

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Format:

print

Description:

The development of the nematode Anguillicola crassus, a swimbladder parasite of eels, was experimentally studied in copepod intermediate hosts Cyclops strenuus and Acanthocyclops vernalis. The copepods, kept at a laboratory temperature of 20-22 °C, were infected with nematode second-stage larvae; the second moult of larvae (the only one in the intermediate host) was observed to start 10 days p,i„ but third-stage larvae liberated from their cuticular sheath were first observed 20 days p.i. These proved to be infective for experimental eels. Free second-stage larvae as well as larvae from copepods were described. The morphology of A. crassus larvae and the mode of their development in the intermediate host were compared with those of other dracunculoid nematodes. From this point of view, Anguillicola members appear to represent an ancient group of dracunculoid nematodes.

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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Coverage:

39-48 and 41-50

Source:

Folia parasitologica | 1993 Volume:40 | Number:1

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