Nybelinia basimegacantha Carvajal, Campbell & Cornford, 1976

Beveridge, Ian, Bray, Rodney A., Cribb, Thomas H. & Justine, Jean-Lou, 2014, Diversity of trypanorhynch metacestodes in teleost fishes from coral reefs off eastern Australia and New Caledonia, Parasite (Paris, France) 21, pp. 1-19 : 14

4. Nybelinia basimegacantha Carvajal, Campbell & Cornford, 1976 ( Fig. 11 )

Material examined: plerocercoid from Parupeneus multifasciatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) , New Caledonia, MNHN JNC 2111 C1; plerocercoid from Neoniphon sammara (Forsskål, 1775) , New Caledonia, MNHN JNC 2552.

Specimen from P. multifasciatus : Scolex length 2600, pars bothrialis 1400, pars vaginalis 900, bulb length 1060, bulb width 130, velum 90.

Specimen from N. sammara : Scolex length 1380, pars bothrialis 840, pars vaginalis 350; bulb length 450, bulb width 70, velum 70.

Remarks

Two specimens have been identified as belonging to this species with its characteristic armature. In spite of the fact that the armature of both specimens is identical, scolex measurements differed substantially and for this reason, the measurements of both specimens are presented. The specimen from P. multifasciatus although quite flattened, corresponds more closely with the original description of the species, also from P. multifasciatus from Hawaii [ 10]. In the specimen from N.sammara , all measurements are shorter but the tentacular armature is identical.

Figures

Figures 8–11. Tentacularioid metacestodes incompletely identified. 8. Nybelinia sp. A from Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell, 1937). Scolex, basal and metabasal armature, hook profiles.Scale-bars:scolex and tentacle, 0.1 mm; hooks,0.01 mm.9. Nybelinia sp. B from Parupeneus multifasciatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825).Scolex, basal and metabasal armature,hook profiles.Scale-bars:scolex and tentacle, 0.1 mm; hooks, 0.01 mm.10. Heteronybeliniasp.Cfrom Sufflamenfraenatus (Latreille,1804).Scolex,bothrialmetabasal armature andantibothrial metabasal armature. Scale-bars: scolex 0.1 mm; hooks 0.01 mm. 11. Nybelinia basimegacantha Carvajal, Campbell & Cornford, 1976, specimen from Neoniphon sammara (Forsskål, 1775). Scolex, basal and metabasal armature. Scale-bars: scolex 0.1 mm; tentacle 0.01 mm.