Trimusculotrema heronensis sp. nov. (Monogenea, Capsalidae) from the skin of the pink whipray Himantura fai (Elasmobranchii, Dasyatidae) from Heron Island, Queensland, Australia

Acta Parasitologica

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 251-257

  Whittington, Ian D ^a,b   Kearn, Graham C ^c  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capsalidae; Ectoparasites of rays; Monogenea; Platyhelminthes; Subfamilial status; Trimusculotrema

Indexed keywords

CAPSALIDAE; DASYATIDAE; ELASMOBRANCHII; HIMANTURA FAI; MONOGENEA; PLATYHELMINTHES;

EID: 64649099117     PISSN: 12302821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11686-008-0044-5     Document Type: Article

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