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Monostephanostomum yamagutii sp. nov. (Trematoda: Acanthocolpidae) — Intestinal Parasite of a Lethrinid Fish from the Red Sea

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Monostephanostomum yamagutii sp. nov. is described taken from the intestine ofLethrinus mahsena caught in the coastal waters of Al-Ghardaga, Red Sea.M. yamagutii sp. nov. is the second species of the genus and differs from the type species of the genus mainly in having vitellaria on both body sides, posterior to the ventral sucker and not meeting anteriorly or posteriorly, separate intestinal caeca not joining the excretory vesicle, small eggs, and a much larger pharynx. It is also characterized by the short extension of the cirrus sac.

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  1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

    M. M. Ramadan

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This research was undertaken by the author while the recipient of a post doctoral scholarship in the Harold W. Manter Laboratory, Division of Parasitology, University of Nebraska State Museum, University of Nebraska, Lincoln 68508

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Ramadan, M.M. Monostephanostomum yamagutii sp. nov. (Trematoda: Acanthocolpidae) — Intestinal Parasite of a Lethrinid Fish from the Red Sea. Z. Parasitenkd. 70, 183–187 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00942220

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