title: New species ofRaphidascaris(Sprentascaris) (Nematoda: Anisakidae) inRineloricariasteinbachi(Actinopterygii: Loricariidae) from Northwest Argentina.
abstract: During a parasitological survey, we reported specimens of a new species of Raphidascaris (Sprentascaris) in Rineloricaria steinbachi from La Caldera River, province of Salta, Northwest Argentina. The new species, R. (S.) saltaensis sp. nov., is characterized by possessing 16 pairs of preanal papillae, lips with lateral protrusions and membranous elevations, and mature eggs rough-shelled with striations. This is the sixth species of the genus described in the Neotropical Region, and the second from Argentina. Rineloricaria steinbachi is reported as host of this nematode genus for the first time. A key to the species of Raphidascaris (Sprentascaris) in the Neotropical realm is provided. Also, zoogeographical and host information of the species, belonging to the subgenus Sprentascaris, is summarized.
authors.affiliation: Instituto para el Estudio de la Biodiversidad de Invertebrados, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Salta, Av. Bolivia 5150, (4400) Salta, Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina. lorenaailanchoke@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Lorena Gisela
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Ailán-Choke
authors.forename: Geraldine
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ramallo
authors.forename: Dora
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Davies
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001118:Argentina; D002397:Catfishes; D009348:Nematoda; D010063:Ovum
keywords: Nematoda, Raphidascaris (Sprentascaris) saltaensis sp. nov., Siluriformes, River Bermejo basin, Salta