title: Cucullanus oceaniensis sp. n. (Nematoda: Cucullanidae) from Pacific eels (Anguilla spp.).
abstract: A new species of parasitic nematode, Cucullanus oceaniensis sp. n., is described from the intestine of the giant mottled eel Anguilla marmorata (type host) from Futuna Island (Wallis and Futuna Islands, Polynesia) and from A. marmorata and Anguilla sp. (cf. obscura) from Fiji Islands (Melanesia, South Pacific). The main distinguishing characteristics are the length of spicules (668-1,020 microm), situation of deirids (slightly anterior to the oesophago-intestinal junction) and the excretory pore (some distance posterior to the end of oesophagus), and the arrangement of caudal papillae in the male. It is the third known species of Cucullanus from Oceania and the first one reported from freshwater eels in the region of South Pacific. Cucullanus faliexae Morand et Rigby, 1998 is considered a junior synonym of Cucullanus australiensis Baylis, 1927.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Parasitology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Ceské Budejovice. moravec@paru.cas.cz
authors.forename: Frantisek
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Moravec
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sasal
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Würtz
authors.forename: Horst
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Taraschewski
mesh_terms: D000811:Anguilla / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005367:Fiji; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D005618:Fresh Water; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D009348:Nematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011114:Polynesia