Ancyrocephalus ornatus Yamaguti, 1968

Vidal-Martinez, Victor Manuel, Soler-Jimenez, Lilia Catherinne, Aguirre-Macedo, Ma. Leopoldina, Mclaughlin, John, Jaramillo, Alejandra G., Shaw 2, Jenny C., James, Anna, Hechinger, Ryan F., Kuris, Armand M. & Lafferty, Kevin D., 2017, Monogenea of fishes from the lagoon flats of Palmyra Atoll in the Central Pacific, ZooKeys 713, pp. 1-23 : 3

Ancyrocephalus ornatus Yamaguti, 1968

Type host.

Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus) ( Tetraodontidae ).

Other host and localities.

Arothron hispidus , Hawai’i ( Yamaguti 1968).

Current host.

Arothron hispidus .

Site infection.

Gills.

Prevalence and mean intensity.

93,3 and 47 ± 69 (n=15).

Specimens deposited.

CHCM No. 550 (paratypes) (1 slide, 1 specimen), USNM No. 1459841 (voucher) (1 slide, 1 specimen).

Remarks.

Originally described by Yamaguti (1968) from gills of A. hispidus off Hawai’i, this species has recently been reported by Palm and Bray (2014) from the same host and locality. It is characterized by the cirrus being ornamented distally with a spiral fold, hence the specific name. New geographical record for Palmyra Atoll.