HELMINTH-PARASITES OF MADEIRAN ROCKPOOL FISHES, WITH A REDESCRIPTION OF SCHIKHOBALOTREMA-LONGIVESICULATUM ORECCHIA AND PAGGI, 1975 (DIGENEA, HAPLOSPLANCHNIDAE), AND SAME COMMENTS ON THEIR ZOOGEOGRAPHICAL RELATIONSHIPS

Authors
GIBSON DI COSTA G
Citation
Di. Gibson et G. Costa, HELMINTH-PARASITES OF MADEIRAN ROCKPOOL FISHES, WITH A REDESCRIPTION OF SCHIKHOBALOTREMA-LONGIVESICULATUM ORECCHIA AND PAGGI, 1975 (DIGENEA, HAPLOSPLANCHNIDAE), AND SAME COMMENTS ON THEIR ZOOGEOGRAPHICAL RELATIONSHIPS, Systematic parasitology, 38(1), 1997, pp. 73-79
Citations number
32
Categorie Soggetti
Parasitiology
Journal title
Systematic parasitology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01655752
Volume
38
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
73 - 79
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-5752(1997)38:1<73:HOMRFW>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Seven species of Madeiran rockpool fishes were examined for their helm inth parasites. Only two of these harboured helminth parasites. The mo st frequently encountered parasite was the digenean Schikhobalotrema l ongivesiculatum Orecchia & Paggi, 1975 from Parablennius parvicornis; this species is redescribed and discussed. The paucity of the parasite fauna of Madeiran rockpool fishes and the zoogeographical relationshi ps of the digenean fauna of Madeiran marine fishes are commented upon.