Swingleus ancistrus n. sp. (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae) is described from the skin and fins of Fundulus heteroclitus from Canary Creek Marsh, Lewes, Delaware. Subsequent records from New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina are reported. Swingleus ancistrus is differentiated from S. polyclithroides, the only other species of the genus, primarily by its size, haptoral morphology, host, and locality. Swingleus ancistrus is larger in almost every dimension and exhibits a distinct notch on the anterior border of the opisthaptor, and several features of the haptoral anatomy and peduncular bar are unique. The prevalence of infection in hosts collected from the type locality in August was 100%. The maximum number of S. ancistrus recovered from a single host was 134. The average intensity of infection was 24 S. ancistrus per host from the type locality.
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December 2000
ECTOPARASTIOLOGY|
December 01 2000
A NEW SPECIES OF SWINGLEUS(MONOGENEA: GYRODACTYLIDAE) FROM THE MUMMICHOG FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS,IN THE DELAWARE BAY Available to Purchase
Paul A. Billeter;
Paul A. Billeter
Department of Biological and Physical Sciences, College of Southern Maryland, P.O. Box 910, LaPlata, Maryland 20646-0910
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Maura M. Klink;
Maura M. Klink
Department of Biological and Physical Sciences, College of Southern Maryland, P.O. Box 910, LaPlata, Maryland 20646-0910
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T. K. Maugel
T. K. Maugel
Department of Biological and Physical Sciences, College of Southern Maryland, P.O. Box 910, LaPlata, Maryland 20646-0910
*Department of Zoology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742.
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J Parasitol (2000) 86 (6): 1219–1222.
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Paul A. Billeter, Maura M. Klink, T. K. Maugel; A NEW SPECIES OF SWINGLEUS(MONOGENEA: GYRODACTYLIDAE) FROM THE MUMMICHOG FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS,IN THE DELAWARE BAY. J Parasitol 1 December 2000; 86 (6): 1219–1222. doi: https://doi.org/10.1645/0022-3395(2000)086[1219:ANSOSM]2.0.CO;2
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