Cucullanus incognitus
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| Suborder: | Spirurina
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| Infraorder: | Ascaridomorpha
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| Species: | C. incognitus
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| Cucullanus incognitus Moravec & Justine, 2018
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Cucullanus incognitus, scanning electron microscopy
Cucullanus incognitus is a species of parasitic nematodes.[1] It is an endoparasite of the rare sparid fish . The species has been described in 2018 by František Moravec & Jean-Lou Justine from material collected off New Caledonia in the South Pacific Ocean. Only female specimens were found.[1]
Cucullanus incognitus was characterized from other species of Cucullanus parasitic on Sparidae by the following morphological features (based on female morphology only): presence of cervical alae, postequatorial vulva and phasmids situated at the mid-length of the tail and the size of the eggs (75–84 × 45–66 μm).[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Moravec, František; Justine, Jean-Lou (2018). "Three new species of Cucullanus (Nematoda: Cucullanidae) from marine fishes off New Caledonia, with a key to species of Cucullanus from Anguilliformes". Parasite. 25: 51. doi:10.1051/parasite/2018050. ISSN 1776-1042. PMC 6146675. PMID 30234482.
Categories:
- Ascaridida
- Parasitic nematodes of fish
- Nematodes described in 2018
- Fauna of New Caledonia
- Endoparasites