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Reinstatement of Philometra jordanoi (López-Neyra, 1951) (Nematoda:Philometridae): a parasite of the Mediterranean dusky grouper Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe) (Osteichthyes, Serranidae)

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Morphological examination of a single male philometrid nematode, recovered from the ovary of a dusky grouper Epinephelus marginatus caught off the north-east Mallorca (western Mediterranean), revealed morphological differences between this specimen and philometrid males from the gonads of other marine fish hosts. These differences, together with discrepancies between the descriptions of philometrid females found in the gonads of Mediterranean E. marginatus and those described to date in various hosts and/or seas, lead us to propose that Philometra jordanoi (López-Neyra, 1951) should be reinstated as a species parasitic in the gonads of the Mediterranean dusky grouper. The male of P. jordanoi is described for the first time.

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  1. Sezione di Parassitologia e Malattie Parassitarie, Dipartimento di Biologia Animale, Università degli Studi di Sassari, via Vienna, 2, 07100, Sassari, Italy

    Paolo Merella & Giovanni Garippa

  2. Centre Oceanogràfic de les Balears, Instituto Español de Oceanografia, Apdo 291, 07080, Palma de Mallorca, Spain

    Olga Reñones

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Merella, P., Reñones, O. & Garippa, G. Reinstatement of Philometra jordanoi (López-Neyra, 1951) (Nematoda:Philometridae): a parasite of the Mediterranean dusky grouper Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe) (Osteichthyes, Serranidae). Syst Parasitol 61, 203–206 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-005-3165-3

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