Ichthyofilaria canadensis n.sp. (Nematoda: Dracunculoidea) from eelpouts (Lycodes spp.)

Abstract
Ichthyofilaria canadensis n.sp., from the eelpouts Lycodes lavalaei Vladykov and Tremblay, 1936 and Lycodes vahlii Reinhardt, 1838 from the northwest Atlantic off Newfoundland and Labrador, is distinguished from Ichthyofilaria dasycotti Yamaguti, 1935 by its smaller size, the presence of well-developed vulva and vagina, the more anterior extent of the anterior ovary and uterus, and the host and geographic distribution. The first-stage larva is microfilarioid and occurs in the blood of the host.

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