Redescription of Rhabdochona anguillae (Nematoda: Rhabdochonidae), a parasite of eel, Anguilla anguilla, in Europe.
Folia Parasitol (Praha)
; 45(3): 233-8, 1998.
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| ID: mdl-9805785
ABSTRACT
The nematode Rhabdochona anguillae Spaul, 1927, a specific intestinal parasite of the European eel, Anguilla anguilla (L.), is redescribed and illustrated from specimens collected from eels of the Sousa River, northern Portugal (prevalence 20%, intensity 2-13). The species is characterized by the presence of 14 anterior teeth in the prostom, small non-bifurcate deirids, absence of lateral preanal papillae, by the length (0.460-0.660 and 0.130-0.150 mm) and the shape of spicules, fairly large (0.041-0.054 x 0.025-0.030 mm) mature eggs without filaments, and by the bluntly pointed to rounded tip of the tail. Its morphological features are discussed in relation to other congeneric species. This nematode has hitherto been recorded only from eels in southern Europe (Portugal, Spain, Bulgaria).
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Anguilla
/
Nematoda
Type of study:
Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Folia Parasitol (Praha)
Year:
1998
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Portugal