title: Huffmanela plectropomi n. sp. (Nematoda: Trichosomoididae: Huffmanelinae) from the coralgrouper Plectropomus leopardus (Lacépède) off New Caledonia.
abstract: Huffmanela plectropomi n. sp. is described from eggs only, which were found in black spots in the mesentery of a coralgrouper, Plectropomus leopardus (Lacépède), caught near Nouméa, New Caledonia, South Pacific. The eggs are 64-76 (mean 69) μm in length and 29-35 (mean 32) μm in width, with a thin shell. The surface of the eggs bears a thick, continuous layer of filaments. The species is distinguished from other members of the genus by the dimensions of its eggs and the characteristics of their surface. This is the first species of Huffmanela Moravec, 1987 to be described from a grouper (Serranidae, Epinephelinae).
authors.affiliation: UMR 7138 Systématique, Adaptation, Évolution, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 57 Rue Cuvier, 75231 Paris cedex 05, France. justine@mnhn.fr
authors.forename: Jean-Lou
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Justine
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001492:Bass / Q000469:parasitology*; D001699:Biometry; D008643:Mesentery / Q000469:parasitology; D008853:Microscopy; D009348:Nematoda / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009510:New Caledonia