Eustrongylides sp.

Moravec, František & Jirků, Miloslav, 2017, Some nematodes from freshwater fishes in central Africa, Folia Parasitologica (033) 64, pp. 1-39 : 36

Eustrongylides sp. fourth-stage larva

Host: Aphyosemion cf. decorsei (Pellegrin) (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae ).

Site of infection: Body cavity.

Locality: Forest stream near Mongambe research camp, 02°55'26''N; 16°23'24''E (Congo basin), DSPA, Central African Republic (collected 20 September 2010).

Prevalence and intensity: 1 fish infected/1 fish examined; 1 nematode.

Deposition of voucher specimen: IPCAS N-76.

Remarks. Only a body fragment of one larva was found. Larvae of Eustrongylides Jägerskiöld, 1909 from fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates, serving as paratenic hosts, are unidentifiable to species by morphological features. Adults of this genus are parasites of the proventriculus of fish-eating birds. Eustrongylides larvae have already been reported from a variety of fish species in Africa (e.g. Paperna 1974).