Multicalyx cristata Faust & Tang, 1936

[Syns. Stichocotyle (Multicalyx) cristata Faust & Tang, 1936; Macraspis cristata (Faust & Tang, 1936);

Macraspis (Multicalyx) cristata (Faust & Tang, 1936); Multicalyx cristatus (Faust & Tang, 1936); Macraspis

sp. of Manter (1954); Multicalyx multicristata Parukhin & Tkachuk, 1980]

Carcharias taurus (Elasmobranchii); marine; abdominal cavity; IO; South Africa (Africa) (Bray 1984). Cephaloscyllium ventriosum (Elasmobranchii); marine; bile ducts; NPO; USA (North America) (Hendrix &

Overstreet 1977).

Dasyatis say (Elasmobranchii); marine; bile ducts; NAO; USA (North America) (Hendrix & Overstreet

1977).

Dasyatis centroura (Elasmobranchii); brackish, marine; gallbladder; NAO; USA (North America)

(Stunkard 1962).

Mustelus canis (Elasmobranchii); brackish, marine; gallbladder; NAO; Senegal (Africa) (Dollfus 1958a, b).

Myliobatis freminvillei (Elasmobranchii); brackish, marine; gallbladder; NAO; USA (North America) (Thoney & Burreson 1986, 1987).

Remark: The same material was used in both studies; they also reviewed Multicalycidae in Thoney & Burreson (1988).

Pristis pectinata (Elasmobranchii); brackish, freshwater, marine; bile ducts; NAO; USA (North America) (Hendrix & Overstreet 1977).

Rhinobatos cemiculus (Elasmobranchii); brackish, marine; gallbladder; NAO; Senegal (Africa) (Dollfus 1958a, 1958b).

Rhinobatos percellens (Elasmobranchii); marine; unspecified site of infection; SAO; Brazil (South America) (Travassos 1963; Kohn et al. 2007).

Remark: The site of infection is the bile ducts for Kohn et al. (2007).

Rhinoptera bonasus (Elasmobranchii); brackish, marine; gallbladder, spiral valve; NAO; USA (North America) (Faust & Tang 1936; Skryabin 1952; Dollfus 1958b; Yamaguti 1963; Thoney & Burreson 1986).

Remark: Type host.

Rhizoprionodon terraenovae (Elasmobranchii); brackish, marine; gallbladder; NAO; Senegal (Africa) (Dollfus 1958a, b).

Sphyrna lewini (Elasmobranchii); brackish, marine; gallbladder, spiral valve; IO; South Africa (Africa) (Parukhin & Tkachuk 1980; Bray 1984).

Remark: Described as M. multicristata by Parukhin & Tkachuk (1980).