Table 3 Comprehensive list of nominal and unidentified species of Huffmanela Moravec, 1987, reported in previous studies in chronological order
Egg sizea,* L × W | Plug sizeb,* L × W | Shell thickness* | Shell (wall) surface | Uterine layer (UL) | Larval sizec,* L × W | Adult (male and female) size* L × W | Host and family | Infected tissue(s) | Ecosystem | Locality | References | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Huffmanela carcharhini | 75–105 × 42–63 | — × 8–13 | 5–10 | Smooth (possibly with minute spines) | NF or visible at pole regions | 188–273 × 8–13 | ND | Carcharhinus melanopterus; Carcharhinus plumbeus (Carcharhinidae) | Skin, gill arches | Marine | Atlantic Ocean (USA); Pacific Ocean (USA) | |
Huffmanela schouteni | 69–75 × 27–33 | 9–12 × 6–9 | 3–5 | Smooth | Thin UL with protuberances | 210 × 4–6 | ND | Hirundichthys affinis; Cheilopogon cyanopterus; Cheilopogon heterurus (Exocoetidae) | Abdominal cavity, intestinal serosa, liver, swim bladder | Marine | Curaçao (the Netherlands); Ligurian Sea (Italy) | |
Huffmanela banningi | 99–108 × 42–50 | — × 9 | 3 | Smooth | Apparently spinose | 350–400 × 15 | ND | Cynoglossus browni (Cynoglossidae) | Muscle | Marine | Atlantic Ocean (Senegal and Congo) | |
Huffmanela sp. | 113–116 × 60 | ND | ND | Smooth | Delicate transparent UL | ND | ND | Genypterus blacodes (most likely) (Ophidiidae) | Muscle | Marine | Pacific Ocean (New Zealand) | |
Huffmanela huffmani | 54–60 × 30–33 | 9 × 6–7 | 4.5–6 | Smooth | UL with minute spines | — × 6 | 4690–5140 × 24–27 (M); 4900–7510 × 24–30 (F) | Lepomis spp.; Ambloplites rupestris; Micropterus salmoides (Centrarchidae) | Swim bladder | Freshwater | San Marcos River, Texas (USA) | |
Huffmanela sp. | 67–79 × 34–43 | 7–8 × 16–19 | 2–3 | Smooth | Thin transparent UL | 220–240 × 8 | ND | Non-fish host (false parasite of human) | Found in human feces | ND | Palma de Mallorca (Spain) | [17] |
Huffmanela japonica | 58–69 × 26–30 | 6–9 × 6–9 | 4–5 | Transparent protuberances | Transparent UL with smooth surface | — × 9 | ND | Upeneus bensasi (Mullidae) | Muscle | Marine | Inland Sea of Japan, off Shikoku Island (Japan) | [18] |
Huffmanela shikokuensis | 78–90 × 36–45 | 8–12 × 15–18 | 3 | Smooth | UL poorly developed with smooth surface | — × 9 | — × 21–33 (by histological section) | Stephanolepis cirrhifer (Monacanthidae) | Muscle | Marine | Inland Sea of Japan, off Shikoku Island (Japan) | [18] |
Huffmanela paronai | 48–51 × 21–24 | 6 × 6–7 | 3 | Smooth | Transparent UL with smooth surface | ND | ND | Xiphias gladius (Xiphiidae) | Skin | Marine | Ligurian Sea (Italy) | [11] |
Huffmanela mexicana | 63–66 × 30–33 | 6 × 6 | 4–5 | Smooth | UL poorly developed with smooth surface | — × 6 | ND | Sphoeroides annulatus (Tetraodontidae) | Swim bladder | Marine | Mazatlán, Sinaloa State, Mexico | [22] |
Huffmanela canadensis | 48–63 × 21–27 | 6–9 × 6 | 3 | Transverse ridges | NF | ND | 3441–3862 × 45–63 (M); 7711–8160 × 90–105 (F) | Sebastes spp. (Scorpaenidae) | Skin | Marine | Pacific Ocean off the coast of Vancouver Island (Canada) | |
Huffmanela branchialis | 45–52 × 23–30 | ND | 2–3 | Smooth | Spindle-shaped UL with smooth surface | 150 × 6–7 | ND | Nemipterus furcosus (Nemipteridae) | Gill | Marine | Pacific Ocean, off New Caledonia (France) | [74] |
Huffmanela filamentosa | 48–53 × 25–30 | ND | 3 | Smooth (long thin filaments at egg extremity) | NF | 150 × 7 | ND | Gymnocranius grandoculis (Lethrinidae) | Gill | Marine | Pacific Ocean, off New Caledonia (France) | [74] |
Huffmanela ossicola | 73–88 × 35–40 | ND | 8–10 | Smooth | Thin UL encompassing numerous thin filaments | 250 × — | ND | Bodianus loxozonus (Labridae) | Bone | Marine | Pacific Ocean, off New Caledonia (France) | [74] |
Huffmanela sp. | 39–47 × 22–27 | ND | 3 | ND | NF | ND | ND | Pentapodus aureofasciatus (Nemipteridae) | Mucosa of the mouth; gill | Marine | Pacific Ocean, off New Caledonia (France) | [74] |
Huffmanela lata | 77–88 × 52–63 | ND | 6–8 | Irregular, apparently spinose | NF | 220–250 × 8 | ND | Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Carcharhinidae) | Skin | Marine | Pacific Ocean, off New Caledonia (France) | [39] |
Huffmanela sp. | 70–86 × 34–47 | 0.6–4.1 × 3.8–12.3 | 3.3–6.6 | Smooth with thickened chitinous layer at both ends | Thin transparent UL with smooth surface | — × 6.2–9.4 | ND | Carcharhinus plumbeus (Carcharhinidae) | Skin | Marine | Atlantic Ocean, North Carolina (USA) | [75] |
Huffmanela balista | 63–78 × 32–41 | ND | 5–6 | Longitudinal ridges | Thin UL with smooth surface | 245–295 × 6.5 | 9870 × 30 (M) | Abalistes stellatus (Balistidae) | Swim bladder | Marine | Pacific Ocean, off New Caledonia (France) | [2] |
Huffmanela longa | 58–72 × 22–34 | ND | 2–4 | Apparently smooth (long thin filaments at egg extremity) | NF | 140–168 × 4–5 | — × 32 (F) | Gymnocranius grandoculis (Lethrinidae) | Mesentery, mucosa of abdominal cavity, swim bladder | Marine | Pacific Ocean, off New Caledonia (France) | [2] |
Huffmanela moraveci | 50–57 × 23–31 | 6–8 × 8–10 | 3–5 | Spinous | Smooth | 108 × — | 3800–6400 × 60–90 (M); 5000–16,300 × 58–120 (F) | Odontesthes spp. (Atherinopsidae) | Skin, gill | Marine | Nuevo and San José gulfs, Atlantic Ocean (Argentina) | [41] |
Huffmanela sp. | 73.4–94.3 × 39.6–59.1 | — × 14–22 | ND | Smooth | NF | — × 8.6–12.9 | ND | Trisopterus luscus (Gadidae) | Muscle | Marine | Atlantic Ocean off the Portuguese coast (Portugal) | [60] |
Huffmanela sp. | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 6460 × 48 (F) | Bodianus perditio (Labridae) | Digestive tract | Marine | Pacific Ocean, off New Caledonia (France) | [76] |
Huffmanela plectropomi | 64–76 × 29–35 | — × 6 | 3–4 | Surrounded by filamentous layer | NF | ND | ND | Plectropomus leopardus (Serranidae) | Mesentery near swim bladder wall | Marine | Pacific Ocean, off New Caledonia (France) | [40] |
Huffmanela markgracei | 99–109 × 39–49 | 13–22 × 8–12 | 3–5 | Transverse ridges | Smooth | 255–335 × 8–10 | ND | Rhizoprionodon terraenovae (Carcharhinidae) | Skin, tongue, gill arches, buccal cavity | Marine | Gulf of Mexico off Texas, (USA) | [46] |
Huffmanela oleumimica | 46–54 × 23–33 | 6–8 × 6–9 | 2–3 | Spinous | Smooth | 160–201 × 7–8 | ND | Lutjanus campechanus (Lutjanidae) | Skin | Marine | Gulf of Mexico off Texas, (USA) | [15] |
Huffmanela hamo | 65–78 × 33–38 | ND | 5–6 | Smooth | NF | ND | ND | Muraenesox cinereus (Muraenesocidae) | Somatic muscle | Marine | Off Japan (Japan) | [12] |
Huffmanela sp. | 85 × 45 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | Sphyrna tiburo (Sphyrnidae) | Skin | Marine | Off the Florida coast, USA | [61] |
Huffmanela sp. | 74.77–86.2 × 36.86–42.27 | 4.82–6.87 × 14.27–19.82 | ND | Smooth | Thin transparent UL | — × 7.4–10.04 | ND | Microchirus azevia (Soleidae) | Muscle, skin, connective tissue | Marine | Atlantic Ocean (Portugal) | [62] |
Huffmanela lusitana | 67.6–77.2 × 36.1–47.1 | 0.7–8.6 × — | 1.7–3 | Smooth | Smooth | 370 × — | ND | Trisopterus luscus (Gadidae) | Muscle | Marine | Atlantic Ocean off the Portuguese coast (Portugal) | [16] |
Huffmanela. sp. | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 6801 × 24 (M); 10,201 × 80 (F) | Acanthopagrus bifasciatus (Sparidae) | Mesentery | Marine | Persian Gulf off Iraq (Iraq) | [51] |
Huffmanela sp. | 92- 110 × 34–49 | — × 4.5–11.5 | 1.5- 2.2 | Smooth | Smooth | ND | ND | Carcharhinus dussumieri (Carcharhinidae) | Skin | Marine | Persian Gulf off Jubail (Saudi Arabia) | [50] |
Huffmanela sp. | 62.5–75.3 × 30–36.5 | — × 6.3–9.2 | 3–5.4 | Shell surface with protuberance | Smooth | — × 4.5–6 | ND | Epinephelus coioides (Serranidae) | Muscle | Marine | Persian Gulf off Jubail (Saudi Arabia) | [43] |
Huffmanela sp. | ND | ND | ND | Smooth | NF | ND | ND | Cheilinus lunulatus (Labridae) | Swim bladder | Marine | Red Sea off Hurghada (Egypt) | [63] |
Huffmanela cf. huffmani | 54–66 × 27–33 | 6–9 × 6–9 | 3–6 | Smooth | Transparent UL with minute papillae (spines) | ND | 3790–12,920 × 21–42 (M); 5810–14,990 × 21–36 (F) | Xiphophorus variatus; Gambusia holbrooki (Poeciliidae) | Swim bladder, gonad (testis), peritoneum | Freshwater | West central Florida (USA) | [5] |
Huffmanela psittacus | 46.7–51.7 × 21.7–25 | 2.30–6.70 × 8.30–10 | ND | Shell surface with longitudinal, oblique and transverse ridges | ND | ND | 3400–5600 × 18–28 (M); 7500–11,900 × 30–48 (F) | Colomesus psittacus (Tetraodontidae) | Gills, gill arch, gill mucosa | Freshwater (euryhaline fish) | Marajó Island, Pará State (Brazil) | [6] |
Huffmanela selachii | 62.69–89.9 × 29.8–56.1 | — × 4.5–16 | ND | Smooth | NF | ND | ND | Sphyrna mokarran (Sphyrnidae); Carcharhinus melanopterus (Carcharhinidae) | Skin | Marine | Persian Gulf off Jubail (Saudi Arabia) | [42] |
Huffmanela persica sp. nov | 54.37–67.86 × 30.96–43.39 | — × 8.43–12 | 3.51–6.11 | Shell surface with irregular protuberances | UL with mammiform mounds with tendril-like vermiform appendage | 196–231 × 6–9 | ND | Muraenesox cinereus (Muraenesocidae) | Gonad (ovary), tunica serosa of stomach | Marine | Persian Gulf off the coast of Zir Ahak, Bushehr (Iran) | Present study |