Morphology of Philometroides barbi (Nematoda: Philometroidae), a rare tissue parasite of the Mediterranean barbel Barbus meridionalis (Osteichthyes)

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Authors	MORAVEC František ŠIMKOVÁ Andrea PEČÍNKOVÁ Martina ONDRAČKOVÁ Markéta
Year of publication	2006
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Diseases of aquatic organisms
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Science
Citation
Field	Zoology
Keywords	Nematoda; Philometroides barbi; Barbus meridionalis; Bulgaria
Description	A female specimen of the nematode Philometroides barbi Moravec, Simková,Hanzelová, Spakulová et Cakic, 2005, a little-known histozoic parasite of the Mediterranean Barbus meridionalis, was recorded from the fin of its fish host in Bulgaria. Scanning electron microscopical examination, used for the first time in this species, made it possible to determine the character of cephalic papillae (14 papillae arranged in 2 circles) and amphids and confirmed the presence of 4 large caudal lobes. These features distinctly distinguish P. barbi from Philometroides cyprini and other congeners parasitizing European fishes.
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