Philometra cyanopodi

Philometra cyanopodi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Secernentea
Order: Camallanida
Family: Philometridae
Genus: Philometra
Species: Philometra cyanopodi
Moravec & Justine, 2008

Philometra cyanopodi is a species of parasitic nematode of fishes, first found off New Caledonia in the South Pacific, in the gonads of Epinephelus cyanopodus.[1] This species is characterized mainly by: length of spicules and length and structure of its gubernaculum; structure of male caudal end; body size; location in host and types of hosts.[1]

The Speckled blue grouper (Epinephelus cyanopodus) is the host of Philometra cyanopodi

References

  1. 1 2 Moravec, František; Justine, Jean-Lou (2008). "Some philometrid nematodes (Philometridae), including four new species of Philometra, from marine fishes off New Caledonia". Acta Parasitologica. 53 (4). doi:10.2478/s11686-008-0050-7. ISSN 1896-1851.

Further reading

  • Moravec, František, Rosa A. Chávez, and Marcelo E. Oliva. "A new gonad-infecting species of Philometra (Nematoda: Philometridae) from the red cusk-eel Genypterus chilensis (Osteichthyes: Ophidiidae) off Chile."Parasitology research 108.1 (2011): 227-232.
  • Moravec, F., E. J. Fajer-Avila, and M. Bakenhaster. "Philometra floridensis sp. n.(Nematoda: Philometridae) from the ovary of red drum Sciaenops ocellatus (Osteichthyes: Sciaenidae) off the coast of Florida, USA." Journal of Helminthology 84.01 (2010): 49-54.


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