Parasitology, Harold W. Manter Laboratory of
Date of this Version
1985
Citation
Published in the Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington (1985) 52(2): 266-277.
Abstract
Sebekia mississippiensis sp. n. is described from Alligator mississippiensis in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida. Closely related to S. oxycephala in South American crocodilians, it differs by having a smaller and less spinous hook shield, a broader base for the posterior extensions of the oral cadre. and a thinner and more delicate tegument. The male reproductive system differs somewhat from that described for other pentastomids. Nymphs parasitize several fishes as well as turtles, snakes, and mammals.
Comments
Copyright 1985, the authors. Used by permission.