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Empruthotrema dasyatidis n. sp. (Monogenea: Monocotylidae) from the olfactory sacs of Dasyatis fluviorum (Rajiformes: Dasyatidae) from Moreton Bay, Queensland

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The monocotylid monogenean Empruthotrema dasyatidis n. sp. is reported from the olfactory sacs of the brown stingray, Dasyatis fluviorum Ogilby, 1908, from Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. This is the first record of Empruthotrema from the family Dasyatidae. E. dasyatidis n. sp. differs from other species of Empruthotrema by possessing eye pigment, which may be scattered, and by its small size. The generic diagnosis for Empruthotrema is amended.

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  1. Department of Parasitology, The University of Queensland, 4072, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    Ian D. Whittington

  2. School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, NR4 7TJ, Norwich, UK

    Graham C. Kearn

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Whittington, I.D., Kearn, G.C. Empruthotrema dasyatidis n. sp. (Monogenea: Monocotylidae) from the olfactory sacs of Dasyatis fluviorum (Rajiformes: Dasyatidae) from Moreton Bay, Queensland. Syst Parasitol 22, 159–165 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00009663

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