Myleusnema brasiliense sp. n. (Nematoda: Kathlaniidae), a new intestinal parasite of the serrasalmid fish Myleiis sp. in Brazil

Title:

Myleusnema brasiliense sp. n. (Nematoda: Kathlaniidae), a new intestinal parasite of the serrasalmid fish Myleiis sp. in Brazil

Creator:

Moravec, František and Thatcher, Vernon E.

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:a7573dbc-0b3b-4dff-a53c-7ab5451fe0b3
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Subject:

Myleusnema, parasitic nematode, Myleus, freshwater fish, and Brasil

Type:

model:internalpart and TEXT

Format:

print

Description:

A new kathlaniid nematode, Myleusnema brasiliense sp. n„ is described from the intestine of a characoid fish, Myleus sp. (Serrasalmidae, Cypriniformes), from Brazil, It differs from the only other congeneric species Myleusnema bicornis Moravec et Thatcher, 1996 mainly in having an unseparated cephalic portion of the body, lips provided with Hanges with numerous spikelike appendages, deirids situated more posteriorly, more numerous (8 pairs) subventral preanal papillae in the male, and distinctly longer spicules (1.58-1.70 mm). The species description is based on light microscopic and scanning electron microscopic (SF,M) observations.

Language:

English

Rights:

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

216-220 and 58-62

Source:

Folia parasitologica | 1999 Volume:46 | Number:3

Harvested from:

CDK

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