Cucullanus petterae
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| Suborder: | Spirurina
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| Infraorder: | Ascaridomorpha
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| Species: | C. petterae
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Cucullanus petterae, scanning electron microscopy
Cucullanus petterae is a species of parasitic nematodes.[1] It is an endoparasite of fish, the Honeycomb grouper Epinephelus merra (Serranidae, Perciformes), which is the type-host, and the Blacktip grouper Epinephelus fasciatus. 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]
The name of the species honours Annie Petter, eminent French nematodologist (1932-2017).[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c 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