ISSN:
1432-1955
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract A redescription of the male and the first description of the female of the intestinal nematodeCapillaria carioca Freitas et Lent, 1935 are presented on the basis of specimens collected from the type host, the marine fishSphoeroides testudineus (Linnaeus) (Teleostei, Tetraodontoidei), from the Lagoon of Yucalpetén in the northern coast of Yucatan (Gulf of Mexico), Mexico. This species is characterized by a well-sclerotized spicule and by the presence of two large ventrolateral lobelike papillae on the male caudal end and, therefore, is assigned to the subgenusNeocapillaria Moravec, 1987.C. carioca is reported from Mexico for the first time.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00931844