Philometra cyanopodi

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Philometra cyanopodi is a species of parasitic nematode of fishes, first found off New Caledonia in the South Pacific, in the gonads of Epinephelus cyanopodus.{{cite journal|last1=Moravec|first1=František|last2=Justine|first2=Jean-Lou|title=Some philometrid nematodes (Philometridae), including four new species of Philometra, from marine fishes off New Caledonia|journal=Acta Parasitologica|volume=53|issue=4|year=2008|issn=1896-1851|doi=10.2478/s11686-008-0050-7|s2cid=8205734 |doi-access=free}} This species is characterized mainly by: length of spicules and length and structure of its gubernaculum; structure of male caudal end; body size; location in host and types of hosts.

File:Epinephelus cyanopodus JNC1902.JPG) is the host of Philometra cyanopodi]]

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Further reading

  • Moravec, František, Rosa A. Chávez, and Marcelo E. Oliva. "A new gonad-infecting species of Philometra (Nematoda: Philometridae) from the red cusk-eel Genypterus chilensis (Osteichthyes: Ophidiidae) off Chile."Parasitology research 108.1 (2011): 227-232.
  • Moravec, F., E. J. Fajer-Avila, and M. Bakenhaster. "Philometra floridensis sp. n.(Nematoda: Philometridae) from the ovary of red drum Sciaenops ocellatus (Osteichthyes: Sciaenidae) off the coast of Florida, USA." Journal of Helminthology 84.01 (2010): 49-54.

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Category:Camallanida

Category:Parasitic nematodes of fish

Category:Nematodes described in 2008

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