Cucullanus acutospiculatus
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| Suborder: | Spirurina
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| Infraorder: | Ascaridomorpha
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| Species: | C. acutospiculatus
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Cucullanus acutospiculatus, scanning electron microscopy
Cucullanus acutospiculatus is a species of parasitic nematodes.[1] It is an endoparasite of a fish, the Redbelly yellowtail fusilier Caesio cuning (Caesionidae, Perciformes). The species has been described in 2020 by František Moravec & Jean-Lou Justine from material collected off New Caledonia in the South Pacific Ocean.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Moravec, František; Justine, Jean-Lou (2020). "New records of cucullanid nematodes from marine fishes off New Caledonia, with descriptions of five new species of Cucullanus (Nematoda, Cucullanidae)". Parasite. 27: 37. doi:10.1051/parasite/2020030. ISSN 1776-1042. PMID 32425154.
Categories:
- Ascaridida
- Parasitic nematodes of fish
- Nematodes described in 2020
- Fauna of New Caledonia
- Endoparasites