Whittington, I. D.; Kearn, G. C. (2011). A new species of Dermopristis Kearn, Whittington & Evans-Gowing, 2010 (Monogenea: Microbothriidae), with observations on associations between the gut diverticula and reproductive system and on the presence of denticles in the nasal fossae of the host Glaucostegus typus (Bennett) (Elasmobranchii: Rhinobatidae). Systematic Parasitology. 80(1): 41-51.
A new species of Dermopristis Kearn, Whittington & Evans-Gowing, 2010 (Monogenea: Microbothriidae), with observations on associations between the gut diverticula and reproductive system and on the presence of denticles in the nasal fossae of the host Glaucostegus typus (Bennett) (Elasmobranchii: Rhinobatidae)
Systematic Parasitology
80(1): 41-51
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Dermopristis cairae n. sp. (Monogenea:
Microbothriidae) is described from the skin and
possibly from the nasal fossae of the giant shovelnosed
ray Glaucostegus typus (Bennett). The new
species is distinguished from D. paradoxus Kearn,
Whittington & Evans-Gowing, 2010 by its larger
size, body shape, lack of transverse ridges on the
ventral surface and absence of a seminal receptacle.
Extensive short gut branches lie dorsal to the testes
and adjacent to the coiled region of the vas deferens
and the oo¨type, possibly reflecting high metabolic
demand in these areas. Denticles are present in the
lining of the nasal fossae of G. typus, providing a firm
substrate for the cement-based attachment of a
microbothriid. However, confirmation that D. cairae
inhabits the nasal fossae of G. typus is required.