Title: Two New Species of Gyrodactylus (Trematoda: Monogenea) and a Redescription and New Host Record for G. prolongis Hargis, 1955
Abstract: Two new gyrodactylid Monogenea, Gyrodactylus hargisi and G. mobilensis, are described from the sheepshead minnow, Cyprinodon variegatus Lacepede. Gyrodactylus prolongis Hargis, 1955, is redescribed from its original host, the gulf killifish, Fundulus grandis Baird and Girard, and from a new host, the sheepshead minnow, C. variegatus. Hosts were collected by seine and kept alive until examined. All fishes were examined within 1 day after capture. The parasites were placed in a solution of hot 5% formalin. All measurements used in this paper followed Rogers and Wellbom's (1965) method and were made from formalin-hardened specimens mounted in glycerine jelly. Haptoral descriptions are after Mizelle and Kritsky (1967), and Kritsky and Mizelle (1968). All measurements are in microns. Averages are to the nearest micron and ranges are in parentheses (unless otherwise noted). The illustrations were drawn with the aid of a camera
Publication Year: 1971
Publication Date: 1971-08-01
Language: en
Type: article
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