New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research abstracts

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Ectoparasitic Monogenea, Digenea, and Copepoda from the gills of some marine fishes of New Caledonia and New Zealand

K. Rohde

and

F. Roubal

Department of Zoology, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia

and

G. C. Hewitt

Department of Zoology, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Abstract The following ectoparasites are recorded from the gills of marine fishes in New Caledonia: Caligus prodiictus,' Brachiella thynni (Copepoda), and Neothoracocotyle acanthocybii (Monogenea) from Acanthocybium solandri; Caligus productus, Caligus bonito (Copepoda), Allopseudaxinoides vagans, Allopseudaxine sp. (Monogenea), and Syncoelium filiferum (Digenea) from Katsuwonus pelamis. The following ectoparasites are recorded from the gills of marine fishes in New Zealand: Kahawaia truttae (Monogenea) and Syncoelium filiferum (Digenea) from Arripis trutta; Diplasiocotyle johnstoni (Monogenea) from Aldricheita forsteri; Neogrubea seriolellae, Eury-sorchis australis (Monogenea), and Syncoelium filiferum (Digenea) from Seriolella brama; Mediavagina latridis (Monogenea), Lepeophtheirus erecsoni, and Aethon morelandi (Copepoda) from Latridopsis ciliaris. The male of Aethon morelandi is described for the first time.

Keywords Monogenea, Digenea, Copepoda, Marine fishes, New Caledonia, Microhabitats, Trematoda, Parasites.

New Zealand Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research, 1980, 14 (1): 1-13
Received 27 July 1979; revision received 2 November 1979

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