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Journal of the Helminthological Society of Washington 57(2) 1990 Volume 57 July 1990 Number 2 JOURNAL of The Helminthalogical Society • (": '- .:• .-".'/ y-1- /' Vr ; of Washington ••• •,..: ; ; V/ " *i-: . '•.'•: : ' '• A semiannual journal of research devoted to Helminthology and all branches of Parasitology '"• 'Supported in part-by the -, r Brayton H. Ransom Memorial Trust Fund ij />:>,,. '..^ - •;;• CONTENTS l:\ PAYNE, RvR. ,;Four new Monpgenea (Axinidae and Heteraxinidae) from eastern Pa- , cific Ocean fishes 93 ik/' ' • -' ,>•''-' GkRiSTENSEN, N./0., P. E. SiMONSEN, A. B. ODAiBb; AND H. MAHLER. Establishment, survival, and fecundity in Echinostoma caproni (Trematoda) infections in ham- sters and jjrds j. j...^.. :.„...,...._!._...., ^........,J. ....: (104 DAUIEY, M. D. AND W. Y<DGELBEIN. Clistobothrium cafcharodoni gen. et-sp. n. (Ces- /", toda: Tetraphyllidea) from the spiral valve of the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) '. i_ -...: ..; -4 „. i_ '. 108 AMIN, O. M. Cestoda from lake jishes in Wisconsin: The ecology and pathology of ') Proteocephalus ambloplitis plerocercoids inVtheir fish 'intermediate hosts _.[_._. 113 ANON, O. M. AND M. COWEN. Cestoda from lake fishes in Wisconsin: The ecology of Proteocephalus ambloplitis and Haplobothrium globuliforme iij bass and bowfin ^ ,"''-.• _ .^..;;. ..i...... L ;....:. '. /...:. ...L...::_..:i......: : 120 AMIN, O. M. Cestoda from,lake fishes in Wisconsin:^ Occurrence of Proteocephalus ; in Esox and other fish species , '.................; l! ...........C-....... 132 CONN, D. B. AND C. T. MCALLISTER. An aberrant acephalic metacestode and other i , ' ^parasites of Masticophis flagellum (Reptilia: Serpentes) from Texas :.i...../...... 140 BQGGS, J. F., S. T. McMuRRY, D. M. TJESLIE, JR., D. M. €NGLE, AND R. L. LOCHMILLER. , Parasitism of cottontail .rabbits (Sylvilagus jloridanus) by Obelis- " , ,coides cuniculi in response to habitat modification in the Cross^Timbers of Okla- \ homa .;... :...:. j...c.-.. r .; ". 4.... ........L. i...... 146 'HASEGAWA, H. Protospirura okinavensis sp. nr (Nematoda: Spiruridae) ^frorh Mus cdroli on Okinawa Island, Japan _..._1.:......... i....: 153 ; - > • , (Continued on Outside Back Cover) / , -, ' l V'- Copyright © 2011, The Helminthological Society of Washington • .J. THE HELMINTHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON ,. ^ THE SOCIETY meets once a month from October through May for the presentation and discussion of papers in any and all branches of parasitology or related sciences. All interested persons are invited to attend. _'\s interested in membership in the. 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Inquiries concerning back volumes and current subscriptions should be /directed to the business office, i-"; , , ., '- BUSINESS OFFICE. The Society's business bffice is at Lawrence, Kansas. All inquiries concerning subscriptions or back issues and all payments for dues; subscriptions, and back issues should be addressed to:\Helminthological Society of Washington, % Allen Press, Inc., 1041 New Hampshire St., /Lawrence, Kansas 66044, U.S.A. RALPH P. ECKERLIN, Editor 1990 DWIGHT D. BOWMAN ROY C. ANDERSON MICHAEL R. BAKER 'RAYMONDH. FETTERER RAYMOND M. CABLE , DANIEL R. BROOKS WILLIAM F.FdNT RONALD PAYER ^ JOHN L. CRITES JOHN C. iHOLMES A. MORGAN GOLDEN GILBERT F. OTTO -, J.^RALPH LICHTENFELS SHERMAN'S- HENDRIX ROBIN M. OVERSTREET JOHN S.iMACKIEWICZ ROBIN N. HUETTEL MARY H. PRITCHARD BRENT B. NICKQL DANNY B. PENCE ROBERT L. RAUSCH VASSILIOS THEODORIDES JOSEPH F. URBAN HARLEY G. SHEFFIELD The Helminthological Society of Washington 1990 7 ^~ ISSN 1049-233X THIS PUBLICATION IS PRINTED ON ACID-FREE PAPER. Copyright © 2011, The Helminthological Society of Washington J. Helminthol. Soc. Wash. 57(2), 1990, pp. 93-103 Four New Monogenea (Axinidae and Heteraxinidae) from Eastern Pacific Ocean Fishes RAPHAEL R. PAYNE' Harold W. Manter Laboratory, University of Nebraska State Museum, and School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0514 ABSTRACT: Five species of Monogenea are reported from fishes of the eastern Pacific Ocean along the coast of California, U.S.A., and Baja California, Mexico. Nudaciraxine cabosanlucensis sp. n. (Axinidae: Axinoidinae) from gills of Ablennes sp. (Belonidae) from south of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico, differs from N. gracilis in clamp width, outer marginal hook size and shape, testes number and arrangement, and vaginal pore location. Zeuxapta taylori sp. n. (Heteraxinidae: Heteraxininae) from gills of Thunnus albacares (Scom- bridae) from southwest of San Diego, California, U.S.A., differs from Z. kahala in mouth structure, cirrus shape, esophageal diverticula, and host family. Allencotyla pricei (Heteraxinidae: Heteraxininae) is reported from new hosts, Embiotica jacksoni (Embiotocidae) and Phanerodon atripes (Embiotocidae), and the geographic distri- bution is extended southward from the waters off Redondo Beach, California, to La Jolla, California, and northward to Morrow Bay, California. Leuresthicola robersoni sp. n. (Heteraxinidae: Monaxininae) from gills of Atherinops affinis (Atherinidae) from off La Jolla, California, differs from L. olsoni in clamp number, size and structure, testes number, genital atrium spine size, and host genus. Cynoscionicola powersi (Heteraxinidae: Cynoscionicolinae) from gills of Seriphuspolitus (Sciaenidae), Menticirrhus undulatus (Sciaenidae), and Vmbrina roncador (Sciaenidae) from off La Jolla, California, differs from C. srivastavai in haptor shape, anterolateral atrial pouch trirooted spines, and host species. KEY WORDS: Monogenea, Axinidae, Heteraxinidae, Nudaciraxine cabosanlucensis sp. n., Zeuxapta taylori sp. n., Allencotyla pricei, Leuresthicola robersoni sp. n., Cynoscionicola powersi sp. n., eastern Pacific Ocean, California, U.S.A., Baja California, Mexico, fishes, Ablennes sp., Thunnus albacares, Embiotica jacksoni, Phaner- odon atripes, Atherinops affinis, Seriphus politus, Menticirrhus undulatus, Vmbrina roncador, zoogeography. This paper is the fourth in a series (Payne, ranges are followed by means in parentheses. Larval 1986, 1987a, b) on Monogenea from fishes from hook terminology follows Llewellyn (1970). Represen- the eastern Pacific Ocean off California, U.S.A., tative specimens have been deposited in the United States National Museum (USNM) Helminthological and Baja California, Mexico, and deals with the Collection, Beltsville, Maryland, and the Harold W. description and zoogeography of several species Manter Laboratory (HWML), Division of Parasitolo- belonging to the families Axinidae Monticelli, gy, University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln; 1903 and Heteraxinidae Unnithan, 1957. Un- the balance of the specimens are in the author's col- lection. nithan (1957) raised Axininae Monticelli, 1903 to family status and emended the diagnosis. The Results family was reviewed by Price (1962a) and Ya- maguti (1963). Price (1962b) elevated Heteraxin- Axinidae Monticelli, 1903 inae Unnithan, 1957 to family status, believing Axinoidinae Price, 1962 the asymmetrical haptor and posteriorly directed Nudaciraxine cabosanlucensis sp. n. ends of the ovary to be of familial taxonomic (Figs. 1-6) importance. This view was supported by Kritsky et al. (1978) in their brief review of Heteraxin- DESCRIPTION (based on 2 specimens): With idae. characters of the genus. Total length 1.762-1.919 (1.840) mm, maximum width 329-439 (384) at Materials and Methods level ovary, both specimens markedly contract- The fish collection methods and the techniques for ed. Buccal suckers 35-42 (39) wide, aseptate with the preparation and study of the monogeneans were row of minute denticles around aperture. Haptor those described by Payne (1986, 1987a, b).
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