Pseudocapillaria yucatanensis sp. n. (Nematoda: Capillariidae) from the bagre Rhamdia guatemalensis (Pisces) from cenotes in Yucatan, Mexico.
A new nematode species, Pseudocapillaria yucatanensis sp. n., is described from the intestine of the freshwater pimelodid catfish Rhamdia guatemalensis (Günther) from cenotes (= sinkholes) in Yucatan, Mexico. It differs from other three related species parasitizing freshwater fishes mainly in possessing the spicule with a simple rim of its proximal end and a non-expanded distal end, in the length of the spicule (0.218-0.295 mm), and the size (0.050-0.060 x 0.025-0.030 mm), shape and structure of eggs, and also in the host types and geographical distribution. Pseudocapillaria yucatanensis is the first known autochtonous species of Pseudocapillaria parasitizing freshwater fishes in Mexico.
Moravec
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Laboratory of Parasitology, National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV-IPN), Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
Scholz
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Vivas Rodríguez
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D000818:Animals; D002397:Catfishes / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D009348:Nematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification