An adult cystidicolid nematode (Nematoda: Cystidicolidae) from the subcutaneous tissue around the eye of percupinefish, Diodon nichthemerus Cuvier.

Abstract:

:Three adult nematode specimens, all ovigerous females belonging to the family Cystidicolidae Skryabin, 1946, were found for the first time in the subcutaneous tissue around the eye of the captive porcupinefish Diodon nichthemerus Cuvier at a public aquarium in Osaka, Japan. Because no male was available, these could not be identified to the genus and species. This case highlights the risk of parasitism in aquaculture puffer fish, as these may ingest small shrimp, which probably act as intermediate hosts for the nematode.

journal_title

Folia parasitologica

authors

Sasaki K,Miyagawa Y,Kiyatake I,Onda K,Ito T,Asakawa M

doi

10.14411/fp.2017.021

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2017-07-10 00:00:00

eissn

0015-5683

issn

1803-6465

journal_volume

64

pub_type

杂志文章