Philometra lagocephali is a species of parasitic nematode of fishes, first found off New Caledonia in the South Pacific Ocean in the abdominal cavity of Lagocephalus sceleratus.[1] This species is characterized mainly by the length of its spicules, length and structure of its gubernaculum, body size, location in host and types of hosts.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Secernentea |
| Order: | Camallanida |
| Family: | Philometridae |
| Genus: | Philometra |
| Species: | P. lagocephali
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| Binomial name | |
| Philometra lagocephali Moravec & Justine, 2008
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References
edit- ^ a b Moravec, František; Justine, Jean-Lou (2008). "Some philometrid nematodes (Philometridae), including four new species of Philometra, from marine fishes off New Caledonia". Acta Parasitologica. 53 (4). doi:10.2478/s11686-008-0050-7. ISSN 1896-1851. S2CID 8205734.
Further reading
edit- Moravec, F., et al. "Two species of Philometra (Nematoda: Philometridae) from sparid fishes (porgies) off Sicily, Italy, including Philometra obladae sp. n. from the body cavity of Oblada melanura (Sparidae)." Parasitology research 104.1 (2008): 55-61.
- Wang, Shu-Xia, Liang Li, and Lu-Ping Zhang. "Redescription and genetic characterization of Philometra lagocephali Moravec et Justine 2008 (Nematoda: Philometridae) from Lagocephalus lunaris (Bloch and Schneider)(Tetraodontiformes: Tetradontidae) in the South China Sea." Acta Parasitologica 60.3 (2015): 395-406.
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