Daniconema anguillae gen. et sp. n., a new nematode of a new family Daniconematidae fam. n. parasitic in European eels.
A new nematode genus and species, Daniconema anguillae gen. et sp. n., is described from the serosa of the swimbladder and from the intestine of eels (Anguilla anguilla (L.] from Denmark (Lake Esrum, northern Zealand); a new family Daniconematidae fam. n. is established to accommodate it. The hitherto monotypic family Daniconematidae shows affinities with the Skrjabillanidae; in contrast to the latter, the new family is characterized by the absence of a buccal capsule, by the presence of anus in the female, and by different structure of the male tail (shape of the tail, absence of bursa-like caudal alae, number and distribution of papillae, presence of the peculiar genital projection). D. anguillae has recently been recorded also from eels in Czechoslovakia (Mácha Lake, northern Bohemia).
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Institute of Parasitology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Ceské Budĕjovice.
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D000818:Animals; D003718:Denmark; D004524:Eels / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D005618:Fresh Water; D008297:Male; D009348:Nematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012727:Sex Characteristics