Description of Piscicapillaria bursata sp. nov. (Capillariidae) and Redescription of Parascarophis sphyrnae Campana-Rouget, 1955 (Cystidicolidae), Two Nematode Parasites of Hammerhead Sharks (Sphyrna spp.) off Australia

František Moravec,Diane P. Barton

Description of Piscicapillaria bursata sp. nov. (Capillariidae) and Redescription of Parascarophis sphyrnae Campana-Rouget, 1955 (Cystidicolidae), Two Nematode Parasites of Hammerhead Sharks (Sphyrna spp.) off Australia

2019

František Moravec
Diane P. Barton

Purpose Data on helminth parasites in hammerhead sharks are scarce and, therefore, new examinations of these hosts are needed to recognize the species composition of their parasites, including nematodes.

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Fishery
Capillariidae
Cystidicolidae
Sphyrna
Biology
Nematode
Helminths
Type species
Zoology
Sphyrna lewini
Parasite hosting
Incertae sedis
Carcharhiniformes

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