Salsuginus thalkeni n. sp. (Monogenea: Ancyrocephalidae) from Fundulus zebrinus in the South Platte River of Nebraska

Authors

John J. Janovy Jr., University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
Tim R. Ruhnke, West Virginia State UniversityFollow
Terry A. Wheeler, McGill UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

6-1989

Comments

Published in the Journal of Parasitology (June 1989) 75(3): 344-347. Copyright 1989, the American Society of Parasitologists. Used by permission.

Abstract

Salsuginus thalkeni n. sp. (Monogenea: Ancyrocephalidae) is described from the gills of the plains killifish, Fundulus zebrinus, in the South Platte River of Nebraska. Salsuginus thalkeni is distinguished from previously described species by measurements of sclerotized parts and by proportions (measurement ratios), differences between dorsal and ventral hamuli, and angles between deep and superficial hamulus roots.