Three new species of Huffmanela Moravec, 1987 (Nematoda: Trichosomoididae) from the gills of marine fish off New Caledonia

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Huffmanela ossicola

Fish diseases and parasites

Like humans and other animals, fish suffer from diseases and parasites. Fish defences against disease are specific and non-specific.

Fish gill

Most fish exchange gases using gills on either side of the pharynx (throat). Gills are tissues which consist of cloth and fabric structures called filaments.

Huffmanela

Huffmanela

Huffmanela Moravec, 1987 is a genus of parasitic nematodes, belonging to the family Trichosomoididae.

Huffmanela ossicola

Huffmanela ossicola is a parasitic nematode It has been observed in the branchial arch bone and the spinal chord bone (as well as others) of the labrid marine fishes…

Huffmanela filamentosa

Huffmanela filamentosa is a parasitic nematode It has been observed on the gills of the lethrinid fish Gymnocranius oblongus and Gymnocranius grandoculis off New…

Huffmanela branchialis

Huffmanela branchialis is a parasitic nematode It has been observed on the gills of the fork-tailed threadfin bream Nemipterus furcosus, a nemipterid marine fish off New…