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Neoechinorhynchus ningalooensis sp nov (Acanthocephala : Neoechinorhynchidae) from Scarus ghobban and S. psittacus (Scaridae) from Western Australia


Posted on 02 August 2011

TitleNeoechinorhynchus ningalooensis sp nov (Acanthocephala : Neoechinorhynchidae) from Scarus ghobban and S. psittacus (Scaridae) from Western Australia
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2001
AuthorsPichelin, S, Cribb TH
JournalTransactions of The Royal Society of South Australia
Volume125
Issue1
Pagination51-55
Date Published2001
ISSN0085-5812
Keywordsbiodiversity, Ningaloo, parasites
AbstractNeoechinorhynchus ningalooensis sp. nov, is described from Scarus ghobban Forsskal, 1775 and S. psittacus Forsskal, 1775 (Scaridae) from Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. The new species is distinguished by having a combination of the Following: three circles of six hooks on the proboscis; anterior hooks equal in size (66-68 (Im long), middle hooks (50-58 mum long), 79% smaller than anterior hooks, posterior hooks (40-44 mum long) smallest; lemnisci equal in length and extending beyond the proboscis receptacle but not to ovoid testes; terminal papilla absent. This report is the first published account of an acanthocephalan from parrotfish (Scaridae) and the first record of an eoacanthocephalan from the western coast of Australia.
URLhttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:59696
Refereed DesignationRefereed