Cucculanus bioccai n. sp. (nematoda: cucullanidae), parasite of Mugil cephalus L |
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| Authors: | P Orecchia L Paggi |
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| Institution: | Istituto di Parassitologia, Università di Roma La Sapienza, Italia. |
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| Abstract: | Cucullanus bioccai n. sp. described from the intestine of Mugil cephalus caught in Lake Sabaudia (Latina, Italy) is compared with C. dodsworthi and C. mugili parasites of mullets. It differs from C. dodsworthi mainly for the position of the 1st pair of precloacal papillae, the position of vulva, the shape of gubernaculum, the measurements of eggs; from C. mugili for the number of papillae, the position of the 1st pair of precloacal papillae, the conformation of cloaca and the position of vulva. |
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