A New Species of Trichosomoididae (Nematoda) from Skin of Red Snapper, Lutjanus campechanus (Perciformes: Lutjanidae), on the Texas–Louisiana Shelf, Northern Gulf of Mexico

Eggs and larvae of Huffmanela oleumimica n. sp. infect red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus (Poey, 1860), were collected from the Texas–Louisiana Shelf (28°16′36.58″N, 93°03′51.08″W) and are herein described using light and scanning electron microscopy. Eggs in skin comprised fields (1–5 × 1–12 mm; 250...

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Published in:	The Journal of parasitology Vol. 99; no. 2; pp. 318 - 326
Main Authors:	Ruiz, Carlos F, Ray, Candis L, Cook, Melissa, Grace, Mark A, Bullard, Stephen A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Society of Parasitologists 01-04-2013 Allen Press Inc
Subjects:	Adults Animals egg shell egg shell thickness Eggs Epidermis Fish Diseases - epidemiology Fish Diseases - parasitology Gulf of Mexico - epidemiology hosts Larvae length Louisiana - epidemiology Lutjanidae Lutjanus campechanus Male Marine Morphology Nematoda Nematoda - classification Nematoda - ultrastructure Nematode Infections - epidemiology Nematode Infections - parasitology Nematode Infections - veterinary Nematodes new species Ovum - ultrastructure Perciformes Perciformes - parasitology Ridges Scanning electron microscopy Skin Skin - parasitology Skin Diseases, Parasitic - epidemiology Skin Diseases, Parasitic - parasitology Skin Diseases, Parasitic - veterinary snapper SYSTEMATICS-PHYLOGENETICS Texas - epidemiology Louisiana Texas Gulf of Mexico Cuba United States > US ASW, Mexico Gulf
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