Folia Parasitologica 39[3] 227-234 (1992)

PHILOMETRA-ROBUSTA SP-N (NEMATODA, PHILOMETRIDAE) FROM THE ABDOMINAL-CAVITY OF THE SCRIBBLED TOADFISH, AROTHRON-MAPPA (LESSON) FROM THE PHILIPPINES

MORAVEC F, MOLLER H, HEEGER T

MORAVEC, F (reprint author), CZECHOSLOVAK ACAD SCI, INST PARASITOL, BRANISOVSKA 31, CS-37005 CESKE BUDEJOVICE, CZECHOSLOVAKIA

A new nematode species, Philometra robusta sp. n., is described from the female specimens collected from the abdominal cavity of the scribbled toadfish, Arothron mappa (Lesson) (Tetraodontidae, Tetraodontiformes), from coastal waters of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. It is characterized mainly by its markedly large body (body length 275-450 mm, width 8-10 mm), arrangement and number of small cephalic papillae (eight papillae in outer circle and four in inner one), structure and length (2.4 2.6 mm) of the oesophagus, short ovaries, and presence of a pair of small subventral papilla-like projections on the ventrally curved caudal extremity. P. robusta is the second known Philometra species parasitizing tetraodontiform fishes.

Published: September 1, 1992  Show citation