First Report of Lappetascaris lutjani Rasheed, 1965 (Nematoda, Ascaridoidea, Anisakidae) Parasitizing Trachipterus arawatae (Pisces, Lampridiformes) on the Atlantic Coast of Brazil

Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Helmintologia. Laboratório de Helmintos Parasitos de Vertebrados. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Museu Oceanográfico do Vale do Itajaí. Univali. Itajaí, SC, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Helmintologia. Laboratório de Helmintos Parasitos de Vertebrados. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

Abstract

New host and geographical records are reported for the nematode Lappetascaris lutjani Rasheed, 1965, parasitizing the marine fish Trachipterus arawatae Clark, 1881 in Brazilian waters. Morphometric data and illustrations of the parasites are included.

Keywords in Portuguese

Nematoda
Lappetascaris lutjani
Trachipterus arawatae
Brasil
Peixes

Keywords

Nematoda
Lappetascaris lutjani
Pisces
Trachipterus arawatae
Brazil

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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.

Citation

VICENTE, Joaquim Júlio; MINCARONE, Michael Maia; PINTO, Roberto Magalhães. First Report of Lappetascaris lutjani Rasheed, 1965 (Nematoda, Ascaridoidea, Anisakidae) Parasitizing Trachipterus arawatae (Pisces, Lampridiformes) on the Atlantic Coast of Brazil. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v. 97, n. 1, p. 93-94, Jan. 2002.

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10.1590/S0074-02762002000100015

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0074-0276

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