Philometroides caudata sp. n. (Nematoda: Philometridae) from Rhamdia guatemalensis (Pisces) in Yucatan, Mexico

Title:

Philometroides caudata sp. n. (Nematoda: Philometridae) from Rhamdia guatemalensis (Pisces) in Yucatan, Mexico

Creator:

Moravec, F., Scholz, T., and Vivas-Rodríguez, C.

Identifier:

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Subject:

Philometroides, parasitic nematodes, Rhamdia, fish, Yucatan, and Mexico

Type:

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Format:

print

Description:

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.

Language:

English

Rights:

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

293-298 and 55-60

Source:

Folia parasitologica | 1995 Volume:42 | Number:4

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