Mojica, K.R. & Jensen, K. & Caira, J.N. (2013). Revision of Anteropora (Cestoda: Lecanicephalidea) and Descriptions of five new Species from Stingrays (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae) in Borneo. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 61 (2): 491-506.

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Mojica, K.R. & Jensen, K. & Caira, J.N.

2013

61 (2): 491-506

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The discovery of fi ve new species of Anteropora from dasyatid stingrays in Malaysian and Indonesian Borneo requires expansion of the concepts of the genus and family to accommodate these euapolytic (rather than hyperapolytic) forms. The fi ve species are as follows: Anteropora joannae, new species, and A. patulobothridium, new species, both from Taeniura lymma 1, A. cuba, new species, from Himantura cf. gerrardi 1, as well as A. glandapiculis, new species, and A. pumilionis, new species, both from Himantura pastinacoides 1. Unlike the apical organs of A. patulobothridium, new species, and A. pumilionis, new species, the apical organs of A. joannae, new species, A. glandapiculis, new species, and A. cuba, new species, are primarily glandular, rather than muscular. The latter is the largest of the fi ve species and possesses a spherical rather than dorso-ventrally fl attened scolex. Anteropora pumilionis, new species, is unique in its possession of lateral (as well as posterior) bothridial notches and also in possessing fewer proglottids than its four euapolytic congeners. Among the euapolytic species, A. joannae, new species, and A. glandapiculis, new species, are most similar, but differ in genital pore position. A key to the nine species of Anteropora is presented. This is the fi rst report of lecanicephalidean cestodes from the Himantura pastinacoides and Himantura gerrardi species complexes.

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