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Nematode parasites of Oceanica

V. Four new species from fishes of Palawan, P.I., with a proposal for Oceanicucullanus Gen.nov.*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

Gerald D. Schmidt  and
Robert E. Kuntz
Gerald D. Schmidt
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Colorado State College, Greeley, Colorado
Robert E. Kuntz
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2, Taipei, Taiwan, and Division of Microbiology, Southwest Foundation for Research and Education, San Antonio, Texas
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Camallanus marinus sp.nov. is described from eleven specimens recovered from a variety of marine fishes. It is the only species in Camallanus s.s. with a single spicule. Spinitectus palawanensis sp.nov. is described from two males and one female found in a scombrid fish. It is characterized by having 12–17 rings of 60–65 spines, a spicule ratio of 5:1, and ten pairs of caudal papillae. Cucullanus lutjani, sp.nov. is described from two specimens from lutjanid fishes. It is distinct in lacking a preanal sucker, in possessing a gubernaculum and eight pairs of cloacal papillae.Oceanicucullanus padfica gen. et sp.nov. is described from two specimens found in cyprinid fish. It is most similar to Indocucullanus, differing from it in the absence of a gubernaculum, and in possessing three pairs of teeth in the radii of the oesophagus. Philometra (Philometra) lateolabracis Yamaguti, 1935; Terranova sp.; and Procamallanus spp. are reported for the first time in the Philippines.

We wish to thank Dr D. S. Rabor, Silliman University, Damageute, Negros Oriental, Republic of the Philippines, for general support in field activities, and Dr Loren Wood, Curator of Fishes, and Dr Robert F. Inger, Curator of Reptiles, Chicago Museum of Natural History, for identification of hosts. Acknowledgement is also made to Dr Betty June Myers for technical assistance and advice in handling materials.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 59 , Issue 2 , May 1969 , pp. 389 - 396
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1969

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