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RESEARCH PRODUCT
A new species of the genusCrassicaudaLeiper et Atkinson, 1914 (Nematoda: Spiruroidea) from the penis ofGlobicephala melas(Traill, 1809) (Cetacea: Globicephalidae) in the western mediterranean sea
Juan Antonio BalbuenaJuan Antonio Ragasubject
Mediterranean seabiologyHolotypeZoologyHelminthsCetaceaParasitologyTaxonomy (biology)biology.organism_classificationPilot whaleGlobicephala melasSpiruroideadescription
The examination of a male long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas) stranded at Cullera (Spanish Mediterranean coast) resulted in the finding of nematodes of the genus Crassicauda parasitising the penis. Pathologies associated with these worms were observed and are described here. The morphometric and morphological study of these helminths revealed that they represent a new species, Crassicauda carbonelli n. sp., which differs from other species of the genus Crassicauda in body size, cephalic morphology and spicule size in the males. Crassicauda sp. described by Dollfus (1968) must be ascribed to C. carbonelli n. sp. The taxonomy, morphometric variability of the eggs, site in the hosts, and pathology of the Crassicauda species are discussed.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-01-01 | Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée |