Lecithophyllum kitrii n. sp. (Digenea: Lecithasteridae) from Australian coral reef fishes of the genus Siganus

R A Bray; T H Cribb

doi:10.1023/a:1011973431107

Lecithophyllum kitrii n. sp. (Digenea: Lecithasteridae) from Australian coral reef fishes of the genus Siganus

Syst Parasitol. 2001 Oct;50(2):143-7. doi: 10.1023/a:1011973431107.

Authors

R A Bray¹, T H Cribb

Affiliation

¹ Department of Zoology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK.

PMID: 11586083
DOI: 10.1023/a:1011973431107

Abstract

Lecithophyllum kitrii n. sp. is described from Siganus punctatus and S. lineatus off Heron Island on the southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia. It differs from most other species in the genus in its elongate pars prostatica and globular sinus-sac, and from all other species in having the seminal vesicle almost always entirely in the hindbody.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Australia
Female
Fishes / parasitology*
Male
Trematoda / anatomy & histology*