A New Species of Procamallanus (Nematoda: Camallanidae) from Pacific Eels (Anguilla Spp.).
From: Institute of Parasitology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Branisovská 31, 37005 Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic. moravec@paru.cas.cz
The Journal of parasitology
- Publish Date: Feb 2006
- ISSN: 0022-3395
- Volume: 92
- Issue: 1
- Pages: 130-7
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Moravec Frantisek, Justine Jean-Lou, Würtz Jürgen, et al. A New Species of Procamallanus (Nematoda: Camallanidae) from Pacific Eels (Anguilla Spp.).. J. Parasitol. Feb 2006;92:130-7
Abstract
A new species of parasitic nematode, Procamallanus (Procamallanus) pacificus n. sp., is described from the stomach of the Pacific shortfinned eel, Anguilla obscura (type host), and from the speckled longfin eel, Anguilla reinhardtii, from northern New Caledonia (Melanesia, South Pacific); from Anguilla sp. (cf. obscura) from the Fiji Islands (Melanesia, South Pacific); and from the giant mottled eel Anguilla marmorata from Futuna Island (Wallis and Futuna Islands, Polynesia). Although a total of 450 nematodes were collected, all specimens were females; this suggests either an extremely rare occurrence of males or parthenogenetic reproduction in this species. Procamallanus pacificus differs markedly from all congeners from fish hosts in possessing a greater number (4-9) of caudal mucrons in the female and by other morphological features. This parasite might become a serious pathogen of cultured eels in the region of the South Pacific. Batrachocamallanus Jackson and Tinsley, 1995 is considered a junior synonym of Procamallanus Baylis, 1923, to which 2 species are transferred as Procamallanus occidentalis (Jackson and Tinsley, 1995) n. comb. and Procamallanus siluranae (Jackson and Tinsley, 1995) n. comb. One third-stage larva of Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) sp. was also recorded from Anguilla sp. (cf. obscura) from the Fiji Islands.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Anguilla, Animals, Female, Fish Diseases, Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, Secernentea, Secernentea Infections
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