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Helminthologia
Volume 58 (2021): Issue 3 (September 2021)
Open Access
Two new species of philometrid nematodes (Philometridae),
Barracudia notabilis
n. sp. and
Philometra consimilis
n. sp., from the ovary of the hound needlefish
Tylosurus crocodilus
(Belonidae) off Florida, USA
F. Moravec
F. Moravec
and
M. D. Bakenhaster
M. D. Bakenhaster
| Sep 30, 2021
Helminthologia
Volume 58 (2021): Issue 3 (September 2021)
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Published Online:
Sep 30, 2021
Page range:
271 - 280
Received:
Feb 02, 2021
Accepted:
Mar 03, 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2021-0024
Keywords
parasite
,
Dracunculoidea
,
marine fish
,
Atlantic Ocean
,
North America
© 2021 F. Moravec, M. D. Bakenhaster, published by Sciendo
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Fig 1
Map of Tampa Bay, Florida, USA, showing three collection localities for hosts, Tylosurus crocodilus, found to be infected by Philometra consimilis n. sp. or both that species and Barracudia notabilis n. sp.
Fig. 2
Barracudia notabilis n. sp. from T. crocodilus, male. A – anterior end of body, lateral view; B – cephalic end, apical view; C, D – caudal end, lateral and ventral views, respectively; E – gubernaculum, lateral view; F – caudal end, apical view
Fig. 3
Barracudia notabilis n. sp. from T. crocodilus, scanning electron micrographs of male. A, B – cephalic end, lateral and apical views, respectively (arrows indicate amphids); C, D – caudal end, sublateral and dorsal views, respectively (arrow indicates phasmid). Abbreviations: a – pair of cephalic papillae of outer circle; b – submedian cephalic papilla of inner circle; c – lateral cephalic papilla of inner circle; d – caudal mound; e – two adanal papillae; f – cuticular depression; o – oral aperture
Fig. 4
Caudal end of Barracudia notabilis n. sp., lateral view
Fig. 5
Philometra consimilis n. sp. from T. crocodilus, male. A – anterior end of male, lateral view; B, C – posterior end of male, lateral and ventral views, respectively; D – caudal end, apical view; E – gubernaculum, lateral view; F, G – distal tip of gubernaculum, lateral and subdorsal views, respectively
Fig. 6
Philometra consimilis sp. n. from T. crocodilus, scanning electron micrographs of male. A, B – caudal end, lateral and apical views, respectively; C, D – enlarged region of cloaca, apical and sublateral views, respectively; E, F – distal tip of gubernaculum, lateral and subdorsal views, respectively. Abbreviations: a – two flat adanal papillae; b – two elevated adanal papillae; d – caudal mound; e – cuticular depression; g – gubernaculum; s – spicule