On two species of Ichthyouris (Nematoda: Pharyngodonidae) parasites of Mesonauta festivus (Pisces: Cichlidae) in the Brazilian Amazon region
Two species of nematodes belonging to the genus Ichthyouris Inglis, 1962 (I. ro and I. bursata), were collected from the cichlid fish Mesonauta festivus in the central Brazilian Amazon region. Both species are reported in this locality for the first time. I. bursata is reported in a new host, M. fe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
2018-09-01
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| Series: | Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad |
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| Online Access: | https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/2397 |
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| Summary: | Two species of nematodes belonging to the genus Ichthyouris Inglis, 1962 (I. ro and I. bursata), were collected from the cichlid fish Mesonauta festivus in the central Brazilian Amazon region. Both species are reported in this
locality for the first time. I. bursata is reported in a new host, M. festivus, and this is the first report of I. ro parasitizing its type host in Brazil. We provide a more detailed description for I. ro, including morphological aspects that were not mentioned in the original description.
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| ISSN: | 1870-3453 2007-8706 |