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First report of Contracaecum jorgei (Nematoda: Anisakidae) in Centropomus armatus from a fish market in Panama City, Republic of Panama Cover

First report of Contracaecum jorgei (Nematoda: Anisakidae) in Centropomus armatus from a fish market in Panama City, Republic of Panama

Helminthologia
Volume 62 (2025): Issue 1 (March 2025)
By: K. B. González-Serrano,  C. Aguilar,  L. Abrego and  C. Rengifo-Herrera  
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|May 2025

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Fig. 1.

Contracaecum jorgei larvae found in the celomic cavity of Centropomus armatus.
Contracaecum jorgei larvae found in the celomic cavity of Centropomus armatus.

Fig. 2.

Morphological identification of the third stage larvae of Contracaecum genus. A. cuticular tooth (ct), esophagus (e), intestinal cecum (ic). B. Conical tail with pointed tip.
Morphological identification of the third stage larvae of Contracaecum genus. A. cuticular tooth (ct), esophagus (e), intestinal cecum (ic). B. Conical tail with pointed tip.

Fig. 3.

Phylogenetic relationship among different isolates of Contracaecum, studied and published, using maximum likelihood analysis for the Cox-II fragment, demonstrating the characterization of the species Contracaecum jorgei with the ones obtained in this study (CA01 and CA02).
Phylogenetic relationship among different isolates of Contracaecum, studied and published, using maximum likelihood analysis for the Cox-II fragment, demonstrating the characterization of the species Contracaecum jorgei with the ones obtained in this study (CA01 and CA02).

Fig. 4.

Maximum likelihood tree of the two sequences of the rrnS fragment in the current study with other Contracaecum species downloaded from GenBank.
Maximum likelihood tree of the two sequences of the rrnS fragment in the current study with other Contracaecum species downloaded from GenBank.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2025-0005 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
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Language: English
Page range: 77 - 82
Submitted on: Jul 27, 2024
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Accepted on: Feb 21, 2025
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Published on: May 24, 2025
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open
Keywords:
Anisakidae,
Contracaecum,
Panama
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Zoology,
Ecology,
Life sciences, other,
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Microbiology, virology and infection epidemiology

© 2025 K. B. González-Serrano, C. Aguilar, L. Abrego, C. Rengifo-Herrera, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology
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