Oncophora melanocephala (Nematoda, Camallanidae) from the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus (Teleostei, Scombridae), caught off Madeira Island (Portugal)

Costa, Graça; Freitas, Nélio; Carvalho, Miguel Pinheiro de; Moreira, Egberto Melo; Rigby, Mark

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Costa, Graça

Freitas, Nélio

Carvalho, Miguel Pinheiro de

Moreira, Egberto Melo

Rigby, Mark

Abstract(s)

While investigating the nematode parasites of commercial fish caught off the coast of Madeira Island (Atlantic Ocean, Portugal), we collected five specimens of Oncophora melanocephala (Rudolphi, 1819) (Nematoda, Camallanidae) infecting the chub mackerel Scomber japonicus Houttuyn. This is the first record of O. melanocephala from chub mackerel and a new geographic record. Four additional larval specimens with developing buccal capsules were found in the chub mackerel examined.

Keywords

Camallanid nematodes Oncophora melanocephala Fish Scomber japonicus Madeira Island (Portugal) . Faculdade de Ciências da Vida

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/3177

Citation

Costa, G., Freitas, N., de Carvalho, M. P., Melo-Moreira, E., & Rigby, M. (2009). Oncophora melanocephala (Nematoda, Camallanidae) from the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus (Teleostei, Scombridae), caught off Madeira Island (Portugal).Acta Parasitologica, 54(3), 253-256. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11686-009-0032-4