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New records of the cestode genus Pseudotobothrium (Trypanorhyncha : Otobothriidae) from Australian fishes

Year: 2000

Type: article

Abstract: Pseudotobothrium dipsacum (Linton, 1897) is reported from the Australian region for the first time from various species of teleost fishes and is redescribed and compared with specimens from other parts of the world. Pseudotobothrium arii (Bilqees & Sharkaut, 1976) comb. nov. is redescribed based on specimens from the catfish Arius graeffii Kner & Steindacher, 1866 from Queensland and is assigned provisionally to the genus Pseudotobothrium. The relationships of Pseudotobothrium with other otobothriid genera are discussed. The analysis of anatomical features presented indicates the validity of the genus Pseudotobothrium and that it possesses an atypical heteroacanthous armature consistent with its position within the family Otobothriidae Dollfus, 1942. The family Pseudotobothriidae Palm, 1995 is therefore considered a synonym of Otobothriidae.

Source: Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16040276

Authors: Beveridge, Ian, Campbell, Ronald A., Jones, M K

Language: English

Topic: Parasite Biology and Host Interactions

Subfield: Parasitology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1668130705

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