First record of Huffmanela schouteni (Nematoda: Trichosomoididae), a histozoic parasite offlyingfishes, in Europe

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Fulvio Garibaldi¹  Frantisek Moravec¹ 

关键词: Parasitic nematode;    Tissue parasite;    Huffmanela;    Marine fish;    Cheilopogon;    Ligurian Sea;    Italy;   

DOI  :  10.3354/dao057173

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Inter-Research

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACT: Examination of 3 specimens of the Mediterranean flyingfish Cheilopogon heterurus (Rafinesque) from the Ligurian Sea, Italy, revealed the presence of numerous, dark-shelled trichinelloid eggs (69 to 75 × 30 to 33 µm) inside theinnermost layer of the swimbladder, mostly located in clumps arranged in a distinct pattern. These were identified as Huffmanela schouteni Moravec et Campbell, 1991, a species known so far as eggs in flyingfishes and in the stools of humans inCuraçao. This is the first finding of this parasite in Europe and C. heterurus represents a new host record.

【 授权许可】

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