China Science

A new species of parasitic nematode, Ascarophis (Similascarophis) richeri sp.nov. (Cystidicolidae), is described from the stomach of the marine scorpaeniform fish Hoplichthyscitrinus Gilbert (Hoplichthyidae) (prevalence 19%, intensity 1-8 nematodes per fish) collected inthe region of the Chesterfield Islands (Coral Sea, west of New Caledonia) in October 2005. The newspecies, studied using both light (more…)

Moaciria moraveci sp. nov. (Nematoda, Heterakidae) from the large intestineof Hylophorbus cf. rufescens from Papua New Guinea is described. (more…)

During a survey of insect nematodes from Manipur, two new species ofnematodes parasitic in the hindgut of mole cricket Gryllotalpa africana were recovered. The two newspecies are designated as Cameronia triovata sp. nov. and Cameronia manipurensis sp. nov. C.triovata sp. nov. is characterized by presence of three eggs (more…)

The ultrastructure of the spermatozoon of Calliobothrium verticillatum(Cestoda, Tetraphyllidea, Oncobothriidae) parasite of the smoothhound shark, Mustelus mustelus L.(Pisces, Carcharhiniformes), was studied by transmission electron microscopy. (more…)

Pseudogilquinia pillersi (Southwell, 1929), a poorly known species oftrypanorhynch, is redescribed from plerocerci collected from Epinephelus coioides (Hamilton, 1922),Epinephelus malabaricus (Bloch et Schneider, 1801) (Serranidae) and Plectropomus laevis (Lacepede,1801) (Serranidae) off New Caledonia. (more…)

A new species of Acanthocolpidae, Stephanostomum adlardi is described fromthe serranid Plectropomus leopardus from Lizard Island in the northern Great Barrier Reef. Itdiffers from all previously described acanthocolpids in the structure of the oral sucker which isextended into dorsal and ventral lobes each bearing a row of spines. (more…)

An examination of specimens of Anas georgica Gmelin (Anatidae) from Regiondel Bio-Bio and Region del Maule, Chile, revealed the presence of two digenean species reported forthe Holartic Region: Australapatemon burti (Miller, 1923) Dubois, 1968 (Strigeidae) andParamonostomum pseudalveatum Price, 1931 (Notocotylidae). (more…)

Pseudorhabdosynochus bacchus sp. nov. (Diplectanidae) is described from thegills of the whitespotted grouper Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus collected off New Caledonia, SouthPacific, and is the first monogenean reported from this fish. (more…)