A new trematode, Opecoeloides polyfimbriatus N. sp., from the lizardfish, Synodus foetens.

Date

1947

Authors

Read, C.P.

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Abstract

During the examination of fishes from Galveston Bay, three specimens of a new trematode belonging to the genus Opecoeloides were recovered from the intestine of a lizard fish, Synodus foetens. The chief characters of the genus Opecoeloides are: absence of a cirrus pouch; presence of an accessory sucker; ceca which open into the excretory vesicle; and a stalked acetabulum with papillae.

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p. 231-233.

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parasites; hosts; parasitism; Opecoeloides polyfimbriatus; Trematoda; Synodus foetens; lizardfish; new species

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