CHAUHANOTREMA-SPINIACETABULUM SP. N. (DIGENEA, WARETREMATIDAE) FROM HEMIRAMPHUS-MARGINATUS (FORSSKAL) (HEMIRAMPHIDAE) FROM THE KUWAITI COAST OF THE ARABIAN GULF

Chauhanotrema spiniacetnbulum sp. n. from the intestine of Hemiramphus marginatus is described. It differs from C. inidica Zukov, 1972, the only other species in the genus, by having a shorter esophagus and con sequently an intestinal bifurcation near the anterior level of the ven tral sucker instead of the posterior level. Chauhanotrema. (Waretremat idae: Chauhanotrematinae) is characterized by a spiny cuticle, a ventr al sucker lined with spines, two caeca extending to testicular level, a single testis, large vitelline follicles, a pretesticular globular o vary, presence of a true seminal receptacle, and absence of a cirrus s ac.