Philometra lagocephali

Philometra lagocephali
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Nematoda
Class:	Secernentea
Order:	Camallanida
Family:	Philometridae
Genus:	Philometra
Species:	Philometra lagocephali; Moravec & Justine, 2008

Philometra lagocephali is a species of parasitic nematode of fishes, first found off New Caledonia in the South Pacific, in the abdominal cavity of Lagocephalus sceleratus.^[1] This species is characterized mainly by: length of spicules and length and structure of its gubernaculum; body size; location in host and types of hosts.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Moravec, František; Justine, Jean-Lou (2008). "Some philometrid nematodes (Philometridae), including four new species of Philometra, from marine fishes off New Caledonia". Acta Parasitologica. 53 (4). doi:10.2478/s11686-008-0050-7. ISSN 1896-1851.

Moravec, F., et al. "Two species of Philometra (Nematoda: Philometridae) from sparid fishes (porgies) off Sicily, Italy, including Philometra obladae sp. n. from the body cavity of Oblada melanura (Sparidae)." Parasitology research 104.1 (2008): 55-61.
Wang, Shu-Xia, Liang Li, and Lu-Ping Zhang. "Redescription and genetic characterization of Philometra lagocephali Moravec et Justine 2008 (Nematoda: Philometridae) from Lagocephalus lunaris (Bloch and Schneider)(Tetraodontiformes: Tetradontidae) in the South China Sea." Acta Parasitologica 60.3 (2015): 395-406.

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