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Moravec, F.; Jirku, M. (2017). Some nematodes from freshwater fishes in central Africa. Folia Parasitologica. 64.
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10.14411/fp.2017.033 [view]
Moravec, F.; Jirku, M.
2017
Some nematodes from freshwater fishes in central Africa
Folia Parasitologica
64
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Twenty species (sixteen adult and four larval) of parasitic nematodes belonging to the Ascaridoidea, Camallanoidea, Cosmocercoidea, Dioctophymatoidea, Habronematoidea, Oxyuroidea, Seuratoidea, and Thelazioidea were collected from freshwater fishes of the Congo River basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic in 2008 and 2012, respectively. Based on light and scanning electron microscopical examination, many species are redescribed in detail. This material also contained four previously unknown species, Labeonema longispiculatum sp. n. from Synodontis acanthomias Boulenger, Gendria longispiculata sp. n. from Schilbe grenfelli (Boulenger), G. sanghaensis sp. n. from Schilbe marmoratus Boulenger, and Cucullanus congolensis sp. n. from Auchenoglanis occidentalis (Valenciennes). The new species L. longispiculatum is mainly characterised by conspicuously long (210–228 µm) spicules, approximately twice as long as those in other congeners, the length (45–48 µm) of the gubernaculum and the host family (Mochokidae), whereas G. longispiculata by very long (1.2 mm) spicules, the shape of the oesophagus and cephalic vesicle, distribution of postanal papillae and the host family (Schilbeidae). Main characteristic features of G. sanghaensis are the presence of a hexagonal oral aperture surrounded by lip-like structures, the posterior portion of the oesophagus moderately expanded, spicules and the gubernaculum 414–438 µm and 54–57 µm long, respectively, deirids located at the level of the posterior end of the oesophagus and the absence of cervical alae. Cucullanus congolensis differs from congeneric species parasitising African freshwater and brackish-water fishes mainly in the absence of a ventral precloacal sucker and lateral preanal papillae, the presence of a large median precloacal papilla-like formation, spicules 480–489 µm long and the location of the excretory pore in the region of the oesophago-intestinal junction. Chabaudus Inglis et Ogden, 1965 is considered a junior synonym of Gendria Baylis, 1930 and, consequently, species listed in the former genus are transferred to the latter as G. alaini (Alfonso-Roque, 1981) comb. n., G. chabaudi (Inglis et Ogden, 1965) comb. n., G. dehradunensis (Rizvi, Bursey et Maity, 2016) comb. n., G. thysi (Puylaert, 1970) comb. n. and G. williamsi (Puylaert, 1970) comb. n. The findings represent many new host and geographical records.
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Buckleynema Ali & Singh, 1954 (basis of record)
Buckleynema buckleyi Ali & Singh, 1954 (basis of record)
Buckleynema channai Gupta & Srivastava, 1983 (basis of record)
Buckleynema notopteri Gupta & Srivastava, 1983 (basis of record)
Buckleynema singhi Rai, 1969 (basis of record)
Chabaudus Inglis & Ogden, 1965 accepted as Gendria Baylis, 1930 (source of synonymy)
Chabaudus Inglis & Ogden, 1965 accepted as Gendria Baylis, 1930 (basis of record)
Chabaudus alaini Alfonso-Roque, 1981 accepted as Gendria alaini (Alfonso-Roque, 1981) Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (new combination reference)
Chabaudus alaini Alfonso-Roque, 1981 accepted as Gendria alaini (Alfonso-Roque, 1981) Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (basis of record)
Chabaudus chabaudi Inglis & Ogden, 1965 accepted as Gendria chabaudi (Inglis & Ogden, 1965) Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (new combination reference)
Chabaudus chabaudi Inglis & Ogden, 1965 accepted as Gendria chabaudi (Inglis & Ogden, 1965) Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (basis of record)
Chabaudus dehradunensis Rizvi, Bursey & Maity, 2016 accepted as Gendria dehradunensis (Rizvi, Bursey & Maity, 2016) Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (new combination reference)
Chabaudus leberrei (Bain & Philippon, 1969) Baker, 1987 (basis of record)
Chabaudus thysi (Puylaert, 1970) accepted as Gendria thysi (Puylaert, 1970) Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (basis of record)
Chabaudus thysi (Puylaert, 1970) accepted as Gendria thysi (Puylaert, 1970) Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (new combination reference)
Chabaudus williamsi (Puylaert, 1970) Moravec & Jirků, 2017 accepted as Gendria williamsi (Puylaert, 1970) Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (basis of record)
Chabaudus williamsi (Puylaert, 1970) Moravec & Jirků, 2017 accepted as Gendria williamsi (Puylaert, 1970) Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (new combination reference)
Cithariniella Khalil, 1964 (basis of record)
Cithariniella gonzalezi Van Waerebeke, Chabaud, Bain & Georges, 1988 accepted as Cithariniella khalili Petter, Vassiliadès & Troncy, 1972 (source of synonymy)
Cithariniella khalili Petter, Vassiliadès & Troncy, 1972 (redescription)
Cucullanus (Cucullanus) congolensis Moravec & Jirku, 2017 (original description)
Cucullanus barbi Baylis, 1923 (basis of record)
Cucullanus baylisi Campana-Rouget, 1961 (basis of record)
Cucullanus clarotis Baylis, 1923 (basis of record)
Cucullanus congolensis Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (original description)
Cucullanus djilorensis Ndew, Diouf, Bâ & Morand, 2014 (basis of record)
Cucullanus egyptae Abdelghaffar, Bashtar, Abdeljaber, Morsy, Mehlhorn, Quraishy & Mohammed, 2014 (additional source)
Cucullanus mormyri Moravec & Scholz, 2017 (basis of record)
Dujardinascaris malapteruri (Baylis, 1923) Baylis, 1947 (redescription)
Dujardinascaris mormyropsis Moravec & Jirků, 2014 (additional source)
Falcaustra piscicola (von Linstow, 1907) Inglis, 1959 (redescription)
Falcaustra similis Moravec & Van As, 2004 (basis of record)
Gendria Baylis, 1930 (basis of record)
Gendria alaini (Alfonso-Roque, 1981) Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (new combination reference)
Gendria chabaudi (Inglis & Ogden, 1965) Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (new combination reference)
Gendria dehradunensis (Rizvi, Bursey & Maity, 2016) Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (new combination reference)
Gendria longispiculata Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (original description)
Gendria polypteri Vassiliadès & Chevalier, 1973 (basis of record)
Gendria ranarum Karve, 1944 (status source)
Gendria sanghaensis Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (original description)
Gendria thysi (Puylaert, 1970) Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (new combination reference)
Gendria tilapiae Baylis, 1930 (basis of record)
Gendria williamsi (Puylaert, 1970) Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (new combination reference)
Labeonema Puylaert, 1970 (basis of record)
Labeonema longispiculatum Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (original description)
Paracamallanus cyathopharynx (Baylis, 1923) Yorke & Maplestone, 1926 (basis of record)
Procamallanus (Procamallanus) laeviconchus (Wedl, 1861) (basis of record)
Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) pseudospiralis Moravec & Scholz, 2017 (basis of record)
Quimperia lanceolata Gendre, 1928 (redescription)
Rhabdochona aegyptiaca El-Naffar & Saoud, 1974 accepted as Rhabdochona paski Baylis, 1928 (source of synonymy)
Rhabdochona congolensis Campana-Rouget, 1961 accepted as Rhabdochona paski Baylis, 1928 (source of synonymy)
Rhabdochona paski Baylis, 1928 (basis of record)
Rhabdochona versterae Boomker & Petter, 1993 accepted as Rhabdochona paski Baylis, 1928 (source of synonymy)
Spinitectus polli Campana-Rouget, 1961 (redescription)
Spinitectus zambezensis Boomker, 1993 accepted as Spinitectus polli Campana-Rouget, 1961 (source of synonymy)
Synodontisia okavangoensis Moravec & Van As, 2004 (basis of record)
Synodontisia thelastomoides Petter, Vassiliadès & Troncy, 1972 (redescription)
Buckleynema buckleyi Ali & Singh, 1954 (basis of record)
Buckleynema channai Gupta & Srivastava, 1983 (basis of record)
Buckleynema notopteri Gupta & Srivastava, 1983 (basis of record)
Buckleynema singhi Rai, 1969 (basis of record)
Chabaudus Inglis & Ogden, 1965 accepted as Gendria Baylis, 1930 (source of synonymy)
Chabaudus Inglis & Ogden, 1965 accepted as Gendria Baylis, 1930 (basis of record)
Chabaudus alaini Alfonso-Roque, 1981 accepted as Gendria alaini (Alfonso-Roque, 1981) Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (new combination reference)
Chabaudus alaini Alfonso-Roque, 1981 accepted as Gendria alaini (Alfonso-Roque, 1981) Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (basis of record)
Chabaudus chabaudi Inglis & Ogden, 1965 accepted as Gendria chabaudi (Inglis & Ogden, 1965) Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (new combination reference)
Chabaudus chabaudi Inglis & Ogden, 1965 accepted as Gendria chabaudi (Inglis & Ogden, 1965) Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (basis of record)
Chabaudus dehradunensis Rizvi, Bursey & Maity, 2016 accepted as Gendria dehradunensis (Rizvi, Bursey & Maity, 2016) Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (new combination reference)
Chabaudus leberrei (Bain & Philippon, 1969) Baker, 1987 (basis of record)
Chabaudus thysi (Puylaert, 1970) accepted as Gendria thysi (Puylaert, 1970) Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (basis of record)
Chabaudus thysi (Puylaert, 1970) accepted as Gendria thysi (Puylaert, 1970) Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (new combination reference)
Chabaudus williamsi (Puylaert, 1970) Moravec & Jirků, 2017 accepted as Gendria williamsi (Puylaert, 1970) Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (basis of record)
Chabaudus williamsi (Puylaert, 1970) Moravec & Jirků, 2017 accepted as Gendria williamsi (Puylaert, 1970) Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (new combination reference)
Cithariniella Khalil, 1964 (basis of record)
Cithariniella gonzalezi Van Waerebeke, Chabaud, Bain & Georges, 1988 accepted as Cithariniella khalili Petter, Vassiliadès & Troncy, 1972 (source of synonymy)
Cithariniella khalili Petter, Vassiliadès & Troncy, 1972 (redescription)
Cucullanus (Cucullanus) congolensis Moravec & Jirku, 2017 (original description)
Cucullanus barbi Baylis, 1923 (basis of record)
Cucullanus baylisi Campana-Rouget, 1961 (basis of record)
Cucullanus clarotis Baylis, 1923 (basis of record)
Cucullanus congolensis Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (original description)
Cucullanus djilorensis Ndew, Diouf, Bâ & Morand, 2014 (basis of record)
Cucullanus egyptae Abdelghaffar, Bashtar, Abdeljaber, Morsy, Mehlhorn, Quraishy & Mohammed, 2014 (additional source)
Cucullanus mormyri Moravec & Scholz, 2017 (basis of record)
Dujardinascaris malapteruri (Baylis, 1923) Baylis, 1947 (redescription)
Dujardinascaris mormyropsis Moravec & Jirků, 2014 (additional source)
Falcaustra piscicola (von Linstow, 1907) Inglis, 1959 (redescription)
Falcaustra similis Moravec & Van As, 2004 (basis of record)
Gendria Baylis, 1930 (basis of record)
Gendria alaini (Alfonso-Roque, 1981) Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (new combination reference)
Gendria chabaudi (Inglis & Ogden, 1965) Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (new combination reference)
Gendria dehradunensis (Rizvi, Bursey & Maity, 2016) Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (new combination reference)
Gendria longispiculata Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (original description)
Gendria polypteri Vassiliadès & Chevalier, 1973 (basis of record)
Gendria ranarum Karve, 1944 (status source)
Gendria sanghaensis Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (original description)
Gendria thysi (Puylaert, 1970) Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (new combination reference)
Gendria tilapiae Baylis, 1930 (basis of record)
Gendria williamsi (Puylaert, 1970) Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (new combination reference)
Labeonema Puylaert, 1970 (basis of record)
Labeonema longispiculatum Moravec & Jirků, 2017 (original description)
Paracamallanus cyathopharynx (Baylis, 1923) Yorke & Maplestone, 1926 (basis of record)
Procamallanus (Procamallanus) laeviconchus (Wedl, 1861) (basis of record)
Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) pseudospiralis Moravec & Scholz, 2017 (basis of record)
Quimperia lanceolata Gendre, 1928 (redescription)
Rhabdochona aegyptiaca El-Naffar & Saoud, 1974 accepted as Rhabdochona paski Baylis, 1928 (source of synonymy)
Rhabdochona congolensis Campana-Rouget, 1961 accepted as Rhabdochona paski Baylis, 1928 (source of synonymy)
Rhabdochona paski Baylis, 1928 (basis of record)
Rhabdochona versterae Boomker & Petter, 1993 accepted as Rhabdochona paski Baylis, 1928 (source of synonymy)
Spinitectus polli Campana-Rouget, 1961 (redescription)
Spinitectus zambezensis Boomker, 1993 accepted as Spinitectus polli Campana-Rouget, 1961 (source of synonymy)
Synodontisia okavangoensis Moravec & Van As, 2004 (basis of record)
Synodontisia thelastomoides Petter, Vassiliadès & Troncy, 1972 (redescription)
Central African Republic for Cithariniella khalili Petter, Vassiliadès & Troncy, 1972
Central African Republic for Gendria sanghaensis Moravec & Jirků, 2017
Central African Republic for Paracamallanus cyathopharynx (Baylis, 1923) Yorke & Maplestone, 1926
Central African Republic for Procamallanus (Procamallanus) laeviconchus (Wedl, 1861)
Central African Republic for Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) pseudospiralis Moravec & Scholz, 2017
Central African Republic for Quimperia lanceolata Gendre, 1928
Central African Republic for Spinitectus polli Campana-Rouget, 1961
Central African Republic for Synodontisia thelastomoides Petter, Vassiliadès & Troncy, 1972
Chad for Dujardinascaris malapteruri (Baylis, 1923) Baylis, 1947
Congo Basin for Rhabdochona paski Baylis, 1928
Democratic Republic of the Congo for Cithariniella khalili Petter, Vassiliadès & Troncy, 1972
Democratic Republic of the Congo for Cucullanus congolensis Moravec & Jirků, 2017
Democratic Republic of the Congo for Dujardinascaris malapteruri (Baylis, 1923) Baylis, 1947
Democratic Republic of the Congo for Falcaustra piscicola (von Linstow, 1907) Inglis, 1959
Democratic Republic of the Congo for Falcaustra similis Moravec & Van As, 2004
Democratic Republic of the Congo for Gendria longispiculata Moravec & Jirků, 2017
Democratic Republic of the Congo for Labeonema longispiculatum Moravec & Jirků, 2017
Democratic Republic of the Congo for Paracamallanus cyathopharynx (Baylis, 1923) Yorke & Maplestone, 1926
Democratic Republic of the Congo for Synodontisia thelastomoides Petter, Vassiliadès & Troncy, 1972
Mali for Gendria Baylis, 1930
Mali for Gendria tilapiae Baylis, 1930
Nigeria for Gendria polypteri Vassiliadès & Chevalier, 1973
Senegal for Gendria polypteri Vassiliadès & Chevalier, 1973
Senegal for Quimperia lanceolata Gendre, 1928
Central African Republic for Gendria sanghaensis Moravec & Jirků, 2017
Central African Republic for Paracamallanus cyathopharynx (Baylis, 1923) Yorke & Maplestone, 1926
Central African Republic for Procamallanus (Procamallanus) laeviconchus (Wedl, 1861)
Central African Republic for Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) pseudospiralis Moravec & Scholz, 2017
Central African Republic for Quimperia lanceolata Gendre, 1928
Central African Republic for Spinitectus polli Campana-Rouget, 1961
Central African Republic for Synodontisia thelastomoides Petter, Vassiliadès & Troncy, 1972
Chad for Dujardinascaris malapteruri (Baylis, 1923) Baylis, 1947
Congo Basin for Rhabdochona paski Baylis, 1928
Democratic Republic of the Congo for Cithariniella khalili Petter, Vassiliadès & Troncy, 1972
Democratic Republic of the Congo for Cucullanus congolensis Moravec & Jirků, 2017
Democratic Republic of the Congo for Dujardinascaris malapteruri (Baylis, 1923) Baylis, 1947
Democratic Republic of the Congo for Falcaustra piscicola (von Linstow, 1907) Inglis, 1959
Democratic Republic of the Congo for Falcaustra similis Moravec & Van As, 2004
Democratic Republic of the Congo for Gendria longispiculata Moravec & Jirků, 2017
Democratic Republic of the Congo for Labeonema longispiculatum Moravec & Jirků, 2017
Democratic Republic of the Congo for Paracamallanus cyathopharynx (Baylis, 1923) Yorke & Maplestone, 1926
Democratic Republic of the Congo for Synodontisia thelastomoides Petter, Vassiliadès & Troncy, 1972
Mali for Gendria Baylis, 1930
Mali for Gendria tilapiae Baylis, 1930
Nigeria for Gendria polypteri Vassiliadès & Chevalier, 1973
Senegal for Gendria polypteri Vassiliadès & Chevalier, 1973
Senegal for Quimperia lanceolata Gendre, 1928
New combination
Not mentioned by Moravec & Jirku (1917) when transferring species of Chabaudus to Gendria. [details]
Taxonomic remark
Similar to Cucullanus clarotis Baylis, 1923. [details]
Type species
Railliet and Henry (1912) designated Dacnitis esuriens Dujardin, 1845 as the type-species. [details]