Three new gonad-infecting species of Philometra (Nematoda: Philometridae) parasitic in Lutjanus spp. (Lutjanidae) in the northern Gulf of Mexico off Florida, USA
2014
Moravec, F., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic) Institute of Parasitology | Bakenhaster, M., Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, St. Petersburg (USA). Fish and Wildlife Research Institute | Fajer-Avila, E., Unidad Mazatlán en Acuicultura y Manejo Ambiental, Mazatlan (Mexico). Centro de Investigacion en Alimentacion y Desarrollo
Based on light and scanning electron microscopical studies, three new gonad-infecting species of Philometra (Nematoda: Philometridae) are described from marine fishes of the genus Lutjanus (Perciformes: Lutjanidae) in the northern Gulf of Mexico: P. longispicula sp. n. from the ovary of the northern red snapper L. campechanus (type host) and silk snapper L. vivanus; P. latispicula sp. n. from the ovary and rarely testes of the grey snapper L. griseus; and P. synagridis sp. n. (only males available) from the ovary of the lane snapper Lutjanus synagris. These species are mainly characterised by the lengths of spicules (378-690 microm, 135-144 microm and 186-219 microm, respectively) and spicule shapes, structure of the distal portion of the gubernaculum and the structure of the male caudal end. These are the first valid, nominal species of gonad-infecting philometrids reported from fishes of the family Lutjanidae in the western Atlantic region.
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