Rasheedia n. nom. (Nematoda, Physalopteridae) for Bulbocephalus Rasheed, 1966 (a homonym of Bulbocephalus Watson, 1916), with description of Rasheedia heptacanthi n. sp. and R. novaecaledoniensis n. sp. from perciform fishes off New Caledonia

The nematode genus Bulbocephalus Rasheed, 1966 (Nematoda, Physalopteridae) was found to be a homonym of Bulbocephalus Watson, 1916 (Apicomplexa) and, therefore, a new name, Rasheedia n. nom., is proposed to substitute it. Based on light and scanning electron microscope studies of specimens collected...

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Main Authors: Moravec František, Justine Jean-Lou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2018-01-01
Series:Parasite
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Online Access:https://www.parasite-journal.org/articles/parasite/full_html/2018/01/parasite180070/parasite180070.html