A new species of Dichelyne (Nematoda: Cucullanidae) parasitizing Pogonias cromis (Pisces: Sciaenidae) from Mar Chiquita Coastal Lagoon, Argentina

ALARCOS, ANA J.; TIMI, JUAN TOMAS; ETCHEGOIN, JORGE A.; SARDELLA, NORMA H.

JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY

AMER SOC PARASITOLOGISTS

Año: 2006 vol. 92 p. 341 - 345

0022-3395

A new nematode species Dichelyne (Cucullanellus) mariajuliae n. sp., is described based on specimens collected from the black drum, Pogonias cromis (Linnaeus, 1766), from Mar Chiquita coastal lagoon, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (37 degrees 32´S, 57 degrees 19´W) (prevalence 75%, mean intensity 3.75). Among Dichelyne (Cucullanellus), the new species is unique in having the papillae 2 situated at the level of ventral sucker in males and bearing subcuticular ornamentation in the female tail.