Research article2007Peer reviewedOpen access
Meagre Argyrosomus regius (Osteichthyes) as host of a gonad-infecting species of Philometra (Nematoda : Philometridae) off the Atlantic coast of Portugal
Moravec, Frantisek; Prista, Nuno; Costa, Maria Jose
Abstract
Subgravid females (up to 439 mm long) of the nematode Philometra sp. were found in meagre Argyrosomus regius (Asso, 1801) (Sciaenidae: Perciformes) off the southern Atlantic coast of Portugal in 2006. The general morphology of these nematodes somewhat resembles that of Philometra lateolabracis (Yamaguti, 1935), but the gravid females of the species from A. regius are apparently much longer. This is the first documented record of a gonad-infecting species of Philometra in marine fishes off the Atlantic coast of Europe. The possible importance of the gonad-parasitizing Philometra spp. as pathogens of marine fishes is stressed.
Keywords
parasitic nematode; Philometra; fish gonad; marine fish; Argyrosomus regius; north Atlantic Ocean; Portugal
Published in
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms
2007, Volume: 78, number: 1, pages: 83-86
Publisher: INTER-RESEARCH
UKÄ Subject classification
Fish and Aquacultural Science
Publication identifier
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/dao01860
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/87163