Pseudascarophis brasiliensis sp. nov. (Nematoda: Cystidicolidae) parasitic in the Bermuda chub Kyphosus sectatrix (Perciformes: Kyphosidae) from southeastern Brazil

Pseudascarophis brasiliensis sp. nov. (Nematoda: Cystidicolidae) parasitic in the Bermuda chub Kyphosus sectatrix (Perciformes: Kyphosidae) from southeastern Brazil

A new species of Pseudascarophis (Nematoda: Cystidicolidae) found in the stomach of Kyphosus sectatrix (Linnaeus) (Kyphosidae), off Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is described. The new species can be differentiated from the other congeners by the presence of lateral alae, distinct but inconspicuous cephali...

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Main Authors: Felipe Bisaggio Pereira, Aldenice de Nazare Pereira, Juan Tomas Timi, Jose Luis Luque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2013-06-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Cystidicolidae
Pseudascarophis
marine fish
Kyphosus
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762013000400476&lng=en&tlng=en

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