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Philometroides acanthopagri sp. nov., a new philometrid (Nematoda, Philometridae) from the musculature of Acanthopagrus latus (Sparidae) from marine waters of Iraq

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A new nematode species, Philometroides acanthopagri sp. nov. (Philometridae), is described from gravid and subgravid specimens found in the musculature near pectoral fins and in nasal cavity of the yellowfin seabream Acanthopagrus latus (Houttuyn) (Sparidae, Perciformes) from marine waters off the coast of southern Iraq. Based on light and scanning electron microscopical examination, the new species differs from its congeners in a combination of morphological and biometrical features. It is the first species of Philometroides reported from a sparid fish and the first representative of this genus recorded from fishes in the Arabian Gulf. A key to Philometroides species parasitizing marine and brackish-water fishes is provided.

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  1. Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Branišovská 31, 370 05, České Budějovice, Czech Republic

    František Moravec

  2. Department of Vertebrates, Marine Science Center, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq

    Abdul Amer R. Jassim

  3. Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources, College of Agriculture, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq

    Nadrah K. Al-Salim

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Moravec, F., Jassim, A.A.R. & Al-Salim, N.K. Philometroides acanthopagri sp. nov., a new philometrid (Nematoda, Philometridae) from the musculature of Acanthopagrus latus (Sparidae) from marine waters of Iraq. Acta Parasit. 57, 372–377 (2012). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11686-012-0044-3

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