Image: Parasite140007-fig2 Philometra austropacifica Moravec & Justine, 2014 (Nematoda, Philometridae)

Description: Philometra austropacifica n. sp. from Alepes vari, scanning electron micrographs. A: Cephalic end of male, subapical view (arrow indicates amphid). B: Cephalic end of subgravid female, apical view. C: Caudal end of male, subapical view (note aperture near distal tip of one spicule). D: Same, sublateral view (another specimen). E: Caudal end of male, subapical view (enlarged; arrows indicate phasmids). F: Same, dorsal view (arrows indicate papillae situated posterior to cloacal aperture). Abbreviations: a, submedian pair of cephalic papillae of external circle; b, submedian cephalic papilla of internal circle; c, lateral cephalic papilla of internal circle; d, group of four caudal papillae near cloacal aperture; e, pair of papillae situated posterior to cloacal aperture; f, caudal mound; g, gubernaculum; o, oral aperture; s, spicule.
Title: Parasite140007-fig2 Philometra austropacifica Moravec & Justine, 2014 (Nematoda, Philometridae)
Credit: Moravec, F. & Justine, J.-L. 2014: Philometrids (Nematoda: Philometridae) in carangid and serranid fishes off New Caledonia, including three new species. Parasite, 21, 21. doi:10.1051/parasite/2014022
Author: Frantiček Moravec
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