A new species of Parafilaroides (Nematoda: Filaroididae) in three species of fur seals (Carnivora: Otariidae) from the Southern Hemisphere.
Blocks of frozen lungs of 2 Australian fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus Wood Jones, 1925), 2 New Zealand fur seals (A. forsteri [Lesson, 1828]), and 1 sub-Antarctic fur seal (A. tropicalis [Gray, 1872]) from 3 different locations (Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, respectively) were examined and found to contain lung parasites. This represents the first thorough description and identification of a new species, Parafilaroides normani, from an eared seal (Otariidae) in the Southern Hemisphere. The new species is described, illustrated, and differentiated from the 6 recognized species in the genus by body size, spicule shape and size, vulva to anus length, and vaginal sphincter musculature.
Dailey
Murray D
MD
The Marine Mammal Center, Marin Headlands, Sausalito, California, USA. daileym@mcn.org
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D046069:Fur Seals / Q000469:parasitology*; D008168:Lung / Q000469:parasitology*; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D008681:Metastrongyloidea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009520:New Zealand; D013019:South Africa; D017206:Strongylida Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014739:Victoria