Aephnidiogenes major Yamaguti, 1934

Bray, Rodney A. & Cribb, Thomas H., 2007, Holorchis gigas n. sp. (Digenea: Lepocreadiidae) from the yellow-striped sweet-lips Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia (Perciformes: Haemulidae) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, with observations on Aephnidiogenes major, Zootaxa 1517, pp. 63-68 : 67-68

Aephnidiogenes major Yamaguti, 1934

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Hosts: Diagramma labiosum Macleay, 1883 , Haemulidae , mother-in-law; Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia (Bleeker, 1855) , Haemulidae , yellow-striped sweet-lips.

Site: Intestine.

Localities: D. labiosum Heron Island (23°27’S, 151°55’E; July 1994 & July, 2001); Lizard Island (14°40’S, 145°28’E; Dec, 2000, June 2005, April, 2006). P. chrysotaenia, Lizard Island (14°40’S, 145°28’E; June 2005).

Prevalence: D. labiosum Heron Island 2 of 9 (22%), Lizard Island 4 of 9 (44%); P. chrysotaenia 1 or 4 (25%).

Voucher specimens: D. labiosum QM G223059–223065, BMNH 2006.11.8.149–155; P. chrysotaenia . QM G223066.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 3. 1 – 2. Holorchis gigas n. sp. 1. Ventral view of holotype, uterus in bold outline. 2. Terminal genitalia, with part of ventral sucker outlined. 3. Aephnidiogenes major Yamaguti from Diagramma labiosum, Heron Island, terminal genitalia, with ovary and part of ventral sucker outlined. Scale bars: 1, 2 mm; 2, 3, 500 μm.