REDESCRIPTION OF DIESINGIUM-LOMENTACEUM (DIESING, 1850) (CESTODA, TRYPANORHYNCHA)

Authors
BEVERIDGE I CAMPBELL RA
Citation
I. Beveridge et Ra. Campbell, REDESCRIPTION OF DIESINGIUM-LOMENTACEUM (DIESING, 1850) (CESTODA, TRYPANORHYNCHA), Systematic parasitology, 27(2), 1994, pp. 149-157
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Parasitiology
Journal title
Systematic parasitology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01655752
Volume
27
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
149 - 157
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-5752(1994)27:2<149:ROD(1(>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Diesingium lomentaceum (Diesing, 1850) Pintner, 1929 is redescribed fr om specimens from Mustelus mustelus (Linnaeus, 1758) from Senegal, Afr ica, and the genus rehabilitated. Mustelicola Dollfus, 1969 is conside red a synonym of Diesingium Pintner, 1929, and D. lomentaceum is consi dered very similar to D. woodsholei (Dollfus, 1969) n. comb. D. antarc ticus (Campbell and Beveridge, 1988) n. comb. is regarded as a valid s pecies. The redefinition of the family Mustelicolidae Dollfus, 1969 se nsu Campbell & Beveridge (1988) includes the features of Diesingium.