Nematode parasites of Oceanica

• Published in: Parasitology
• Main Authors: Schmidt, Gerald D., Kuntz, Robert E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1969
• Subjects: Myers; Loren; Terranova
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0031182000082354; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0031182000082354

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.