Occurrence of new Philometra sp. in mangrove red snapper Lutjanus argentimaculatus from the Karachi coast, Pakistan

Abstract A recent examination of Philometra nematodes from mangrove red snapper Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskal, 1775) from the Karachi coast, Kemari was done in the years 2021–2022. The present study reported three new species of genus Philometra (Costa, 1845) (Nematoda: Philometridae) Philometra kolachii, Philometra lutjani and Philometra kemarii. A total of 140 fish samples were examined, and 76 were infected. The intensity of infected fish was 54.28%. In Pakistan, literature on Philometrid nematodes is limited, therefore, this research would be helpful for the documentation and enhancement of nematods in Pakistan.

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Main Authors:	Ghafar,R., Sumbul, Hassan,H. U., Kamil,N., Wattoo,J., Sultana,S., Abdali,U., Imranullah, Shah,M. Z., Saleem,M., Siddique,M. A. M., Zulfiqar,T., Arai,T.
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2024
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842024000100430
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