| redescription of alinema amazonicum (travassos, 1960) n. comb., a philometrid nematode with unusual morphology. | nematodes (1 male and numerous females) of the philometridae were collected from the mesentery of 2 species of pimelodid catfishes, calophysus macropterus and perrunichthys perruno, from the amazon river basin (fishmarket in iquitos, loreto district) in peru. a detailed study of their morphology (including scanning electron microscopy) and a reexamination of the type and voucher specimens of philometra amazonica travassos, 1960, from brazilian catfishes confirmed that they belong to this species ... | 2006 | 16629327 |