First description of the male and redescription of the female of Philometra salgadoi Vidal-Martinez et al., 1995 (Nematoda : Philometridae) from the ocular cavity of the marine fish Epinephelus morio in Mexico

Authors
Moravec, F Vidal-Martinez, VM Aguirre-Macedo, ML Gonzalez-Solis, D
Citation
F. Moravec et al., First description of the male and redescription of the female of Philometra salgadoi Vidal-Martinez et al., 1995 (Nematoda : Philometridae) from the ocular cavity of the marine fish Epinephelus morio in Mexico, PARASIT RES, 87(7), 2001, pp. 526-529
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH
ISSN journal
09320113 → ACNP
Volume
87
Issue
7
Year of publication
2001
Pages
526 - 529
Database
ISI
SICI code
0932-0113(200107)87:7<526:FDOTMA>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
A redescription of the female and the first description of the male of the philometrid nematode Philometra salgadoi Vidal-Martinez, Aguirre-Macedo et Moravec, 1995 are presented on the basis of specimens collected from the ty pe host, the red grouper, Epinephelus morio (Valenciennes; Pisces: Serranid ae), in the Gulf of Mexico off the northern coast of Yucatan. Mexico. The m orphology of this species is compared with that of related congeneric speci es.