title: Cucullanus maldivensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Cucullanidae) and some other adult nematodes from marine fishes off the Maldive Islands.
abstract: Marine fishes were collected from off the Maldive Islands in March, 2005. From amongst the material collected, the nematode Cucullanus maldivensis n. sp. is described from the intestine of a lutjanid fish, the black and white snapper Macolor niger (Forsskål). This species is morphologically and biometrically most similar to C. bourdini Petter & Le Bel, 1992, differing from it principally in the protruding vulval lips, the location of the first pair of pre-anal papillae, the absence of an elevated cloacal region, and having distinctly larger eggs (51-57 x 33-36 microm). Additionally, adult females of the nematodes Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) sp. and Camallanus sp. from the green jobfish Aprion virescens Valenciennes (Lutjanidae) and the rainbow runner Elegatis bipinnulata (Quoy & Gaimard) (Carangidae), respectively, were collected. These camallanids are illustrated and measurements are provided, but they were not identified or described in detail as no males were collected.
authors: Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Branisovská 31, Ceské Budejovice 37005, Czech Republic. moravec@paru.cas.cz
authors: Frantisek
authors: F
authors: Moravec
authors: Julia
authors: J
authors: Lorber
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Konecný
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007422:Intestines / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009348:Nematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010473:Perciformes / Q000469:parasitology*