Spirocamallanus cricotus sp. n. and S. halitrophus sp. n. (Nematoda: Camallanidea) from Fishes in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Authors

Alan C. Fusco, University of Illinois
Robin M. Overstreet, Gulf Coast Research LaboratoryFollow

Date of this Version

4-1978

Comments

Published in the Journal of Parasitology (April 1978) 239-244. Copyright 1978, the American Society of Parasitologists. Used by permission.

Abstract

Spirocamallanus cricotus sp. n. (= S. pereirai, in part) and S. halitrophus sp. n. are described from marine fishes of the northern Gull of Mexico. Spirocamallanus cricotus has a ledge anterior to the basal ring in the buccal capsule, similar spicules with a ratio of 1:1.4 to 2.1, 3 pre- and 5 postcloacal papillae, and 8 rectal glands in the female; S. halitrophus lacks the ledge and possesses dissimilar spicules with a ratio of 1:1.3 to 1.8, 3 pre- and 6 postcloacal papillae, and 4 rectal glands in the female.