Salsuginus yutanensis n. sp. (Monogenea: Ancyrocephalidae) from Fundulus sciadicus in Clear Creek of Eastern Nebraska

Authors

Michael T. Ferdig, University of Notre DameFollow
Mary Ann McDowell, University of Notre DameFollow
John J. Janovy Jr., University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

2-1991

Comments

Published in the Journal of Parasitology (February 1991) 77(1): 58-61. Copyright 1991, the American Society of Parasitologists. Used by permission.

Abstract

Salsuginus yutanensis n. sp. (Monogenea: Ancyrocephalidae) is described from the gills of the Plains topminnow, Fundulus sciadicus Cope, from Clear Creek in eastern Nebraska. Salsuginus yutanensis is distinguished from previously described species by having a shorter accessory piece and different hamulus proportions, especially in the relative lengths of deep and superficial roots. In addition, the angles between deep and superficial roots distinguish S. yutanensis from several congeners.