The Life Cycle and Development of Spinitectus carolini Holl, 1928 (Nematoda: Spirurida)

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Aspects of the pathology induced by Spinitectus petterae Boomker, 1993 in the stomach of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) using light and scanning electron microscopy

“…These tissues are mechanically disrupted by the movements and insertion of annular spines into the tissue. The ulcer, which presents as an elongated tunnel, is similar to the 'migration tracts' observed byJilek & Crites (1982a) for S. carolini.Ulcers that occurred adjacent to the granulomas and associated with embedded S. petterae, were most likely produced by migrating or not fully attached specimens. Erythrocyte and leukocyte infiltration was absent in the area surrounding ulcerations and could indicate an early-stage infection(Goodman & Fuller, 2009).…”

“…Movement through the gastrointestinal lumen can cause disruption when Spinitectus wriggle between villi (Jilek & Crites, 1982a;Meguid & Eure, 1996).…”

Some aspects of the taxonomy and biology of adult spirurine nematodes parasitic in fishes: a review

“…(arctica?) (Valter and Valovaya 1990), Capillospirura pseudoargumentosa (Appy et Dadswell, 1978) (see Appy and Dadswell 1983), Cystidicola farionis Fischer, 1798 (see Smith andLankester 1979, Black andLankester 1980), Cystidicola stigmatura (Leidy, 1886) (see Smith andLankester 1979, Black andLankester 1980), Spinitectus carolini Holl, 1928 (see Jilek andCrites 1982b), Spinitectus gracilis Ward et Magath, 1917(see Gustafson 1939, Jilek and Crites 1982c, Spinitectus inermis (Zeder, 1800) (see Saraiva et al 2002a), Spinitectus micracanthus Christian, 1972(see Keppner 1975 and Sterliadochona ephemeridarum (Linstow, 1872) (see Choquette 1955, Moravec 1971a, De and Moravec 1979.…”

The influence of altitude, hydrographic network and season on brown trout parasites in Corsica using indicator species analysis

“…Many studies have shown that several species of the Spinitectus genus have an ephemeropteran as intermediate host. This has been reported for S. carolini , S. gracilis (Jilek & Crites, 1980, 1981, 1982; Gustafson, 1983), S. micracanthus (Keppner, 1975) and S. inermis (Saraiva et al , 2002b), a parasite of the European eel Anguilla anguilla present in Corsica.…”