First description of the male and redescription of the female of Philometra salgadoi Vidal-Martínez et al., 1995 (Nematoda: Philometridae) from the ocular cavity of the marine fish Epinephelus morio in Mexico.
A redescription of the female and the first description of the male of the philometrid nematode Philomnetra salgadoi Vidal-Martínez, Aguirre-Macedo et Moravec, 1995 are presented on the basis of specimens collected from the type host, the red grouper. Epinephelus morio (Valenciennes; Pisces: Serranidae), in the Gulf of Mexico off the northern coast of Yucatan, Mexico. The morphology of this species is compared with that of related congeneric species.
Moravec
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Centre for Research and Advanced Studies, National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV-IPN), Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. moravec@paru.cas.cz
Vidal-Martínez
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Aguirre-Macedo
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González-Solís
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D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D005399:Fishes / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009348:Nematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009915:Orbit / Q000469:parasitology*; D012727:Sex Characteristics