Huffmanela ossicola explained

Huffmanela ossicola is a parasitic nematode.[1] It has been observed in the branchial arch bone and the spinal cord bone (as well as others) of the labrid marine fishes Bodianus loxozonus, Bodianus busellatus[2] and Bodianus perditio caught off New Caledonia. This is the first species of Huffmanela reported from bone tissue. Its eggs are only available for the continuation of the life-cycle after the host's death.

Description

The adults are unknown; only the eggs were described. The eggs are large, 72–88 micrometers in length and 32–40 micrometers in width, with a thick shell. Each egg is covered with numerous filaments enclosed in a thin envelope.

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Notes and References

  1. 10.1023/B:SYPA.0000038442.25230.8b. 15318018. Three new species of Huffmanela Moravec, 1987 (Nematoda: Trichosomoididae) from the gills of marine fish off New Caledonia. Systematic Parasitology. 59. 1. 29–37. 2004. Justine . J.-L. . 29105973.
  2. Justine. Jean-Lou. Huffmanela spp. (Nematoda, Trichosomoididae) parasites in coral reef fishes off New Caledonia, with descriptions of H. balista n. sp. and H. longa n. sp.. Zootaxa. 1628. 2007. 23–41. 10.11646/zootaxa.1628.1.2 . 1175-5334. Abstract