| new observations on philometrid nematodes (philometridae) in marine fishes from the northern gulf of mexico and the indian river lagoon of florida (usa), with first description of the male of caranginema americanum. | the following 3 species of philometra costa, 1845 (nematoda: philometridae) were recorded from marine fishes off florida: caranginema americanum moravec, montoya-mendoza and salgado-maldonado, 2008 from the subcutaneous tissue of the crevalle jack caranx hippos (linnaeus) (carangidae); philometra charlestonensis moravec, de buron, baker and gonzález-solís, 2008 from the gonads (ovaries) of the scamp mycteroperca phenax jordan and swain (serranidae); and philometra sp. (only subgravid females) fr ... | 2012 | 22017549 |