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Cirkennedya porlockensis, a new genus and species of digenean from the sunfish Mola mola (L.)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

D. I. Gibson
Affiliation:
Zoology Department, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD
R. A. Bray
Affiliation:
Zoology Department, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD

Abstract

Cirkennedya porlockensis gen. et sp. nov. is described from the intestine of Mola mola off Porlock, Somerset, England. The Systematic position of this new genus is discussed. It appears to be the first example of the family Macroderoididae to be reported from a marine teleost host. The status of this family in relation to the Plagiorchiidae is briefly commented upon.

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Research Papers
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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