Article
Morphological and genetic characterization of Hysterothylacium Ward & Magath, 1917 (Nematoda: Raphidascarididae) larvae in horse mackerel, blue whiting and anchovy from Spanish Atlantic and Mediterranean waters.
Journal of fish diseases - 1 Oct 2018
Roca-Geronès Xavier, Montoliu Isabel, Godínez-González Carla, Fisa Roser, Shamsi Shokoofeh
Abstract excerpt
The presence of zoonotic Hysterothylacium larvae in fish from Spanish Atlantic and Mediterranean waters, which can cause economic losses for commercial fisheries, has been reported in several studies; however, little is known about species identity in this region. The aim of this study was to identify at species level the Hysterothylacium morphotypes detected in three commonly consumed fish: horse mackerel...
Topics
- Animals
- Ascaridida Infections
- Ascaridoidea
- Atlantic Ocean
- DNA, Helminth
- DNA, Ribosomal
- Female
- Fish Diseases
- Fishes
- Gadiformes
- Genotype
- Larva
- Male
- Mediterranean Sea