Bray Rodney A. (1), Cribb Thomas H. (2) -
Venusicola inusitatus gen. n., sp. n. (Digenea, Acanthocolpidae)
from the Venus tuskfish
Choerodon venustus (De Vis) from the southern Great Barrier
Reef.
(1) Department of Zoology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD,
UK; (2) Department of Microbiology and Parasitology,
The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
ABSTRACT
The new acanthocolpid genus Venusicola is erected for V.
inusitatus sp. n. from
the
marine tuskfish Choerodon venustus from Heron Island on the
southern Great Barrier
Reef. This
genus is unique in the family in having a greatly elongated ventral
sucker with lateral apertural
lips and a pavement of blunt spines lining the aperture.
KEY WORDS: Venusicola inusitatus gen. n., sp. n., Digenea,
Choerodon
venustus, fish, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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24-11-2000