Dendromonocotyle urogymni sp nov (Monogenea, Monocotylidae) from Urogymnus asperrimus (Elasmobranchii, Dasyatidae) off eastern Australia

dc.contributor.authorChisholm, L.
dc.contributor.authorWhittington, I.
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description© 2009 W. Stefan´ski Institute of Parasitology, PAS
dc.description.abstract<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Dendromonocotyle urogymni sp. nov. is described from the dorsal surface of the porcupine ray, Urogymnus asperrimus, kept at Cairns Marine Aquarium Fish in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Dendromonocotyle urogymni can be distinguished most readily from the other 15 species in the genus by the male copulatory organ which has a distinct spherical inflation mid-way along its length. This is the first monocotylid to be described from U. asperrimus.</jats:p>
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityLeslie Chisholm and Ian Whittington
dc.identifier.citationActa Parasitologica, 2009; 54(2):113-118
dc.identifier.doi10.2478/s11686-009-0023-5
dc.identifier.issn1230-2821
dc.identifier.issn1896-1851
dc.identifier.orcidChisholm, L. [0000-0002-4431-1455]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/51022
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWitold Stefanski Inst Parasitology
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0556780 (2005-07)
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP05557697 (2005-2007)
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.2478/s11686-009-0023-5
dc.subjectMonogenea
dc.subjectMonocotylidae
dc.subjectDendromonocotyle urogymni sp. nov.
dc.subjectDasyatidae
dc.subjectUrogymnus asperrimus
dc.subjectQueensland
dc.titleDendromonocotyle urogymni sp nov (Monogenea, Monocotylidae) from Urogymnus asperrimus (Elasmobranchii, Dasyatidae) off eastern Australia
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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