DIPLOPROCTODAEUM AROTHRONI N. SP. (DIGENEA, LEPOCREADIIDAE) FROM THE PUFFERFISH AROTHRON HISPIDUS (L.) (TETRAODONTIDAE) FROM SUVA, FIJI, WITH A REVISED KEY TO THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS

Authors
BRAY RA NAHHAS FM
Citation
Ra. Bray et Fm. Nahhas, DIPLOPROCTODAEUM AROTHRONI N. SP. (DIGENEA, LEPOCREADIIDAE) FROM THE PUFFERFISH AROTHRON HISPIDUS (L.) (TETRAODONTIDAE) FROM SUVA, FIJI, WITH A REVISED KEY TO THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS, Systematic parasitology, 40(1), 1998, pp. 55-59
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Parasitiology
Journal title
Systematic parasitology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01655752
Volume
40
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
55 - 59
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-5752(1998)40:1<55:DANS(L>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
The new species Diploproctodaeum arothroni (Lepocreadiidae: Diploproct odaeinae) is described from the tetraodontid fish Arothron hispidus fr om Fiji. It differs from its closest relatives, D. hakofugu, D. ovifor me and D. momoaafata, in having 42-54 ovarian lobes, a vitellarium rea ching to the pharynx and tegmental spination reaching almost to the po sterior extremity. A revised key to the 17 recognised species of Diplo proctodaeum is given.