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1 April 2005 A NEW CYSTIDICOLID NEMATODE FROM MULLUS SURMULETUS (PERCIFORMES: MULLIDAE) FROM THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN
Eugenia Ferrer, Francisco Javier Aznar, Juan Antonio Balbuena, Aneta Kostadinova, Juan Antonio Raga, František Moravec
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Abstract

Ascarophis valentina n. sp. is described from Mullus surmuletus off the Valencian coast of Spain on the basis of both light and scanning electron microscopy. It can be distinguished from the other members of the genus by the length of the left (long) spicule of the males and by egg morphology. An updated grouping of the species of Ascarophis considered valid is provided with respect to these characters. The new species resembles Ascarophis capelanus, belonging to the group of species possessing eggs with a single polar knob with filaments, but is distinguished by the size of the body, the length of the esophagus (especially in relation to body length), the position of the vulva, and the size of the left spicule. The new species also shows substantial morphological differences compared with the 3 species, Ascarophis mullusi, Ascarophis upenei, and Ascarophis parupenei, previously described from mullid hosts.

Eugenia Ferrer, Francisco Javier Aznar, Juan Antonio Balbuena, Aneta Kostadinova, Juan Antonio Raga, and František Moravec "A NEW CYSTIDICOLID NEMATODE FROM MULLUS SURMULETUS (PERCIFORMES: MULLIDAE) FROM THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN," Journal of Parasitology 91(2), 335-344, (1 April 2005). https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-366R
Received: 22 March 2004; Accepted: 1 July 2004; Published: 1 April 2005
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