Keys to the species of Neolebouria Gibson, 1976 (Digenea: Opecoelidae: Plagioporinae), with a redescription of Neolebouria truncata (Linton, 1940)
Dronen, N.O.; Blend, C.K.; Ostrowski de Núñez, M.C.; Malhotra, S.K.; Jaiswal, N. (2014). Keys to the species of Neolebouria Gibson, 1976 (Digenea: Opecoelidae: Plagioporinae), with a redescription of Neolebouria truncata (Linton, 1940). Syst. Parasitol. 88(3): 213-225. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11230-014-9498-z
In: Systematic Parasitology. Kluwer: The Hague; Dordrecht. ISSN 0165-5752; e-ISSN 1573-5192, more
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- Dronen, N.O.
- Blend, C.K.
- Ostrowski de Núñez, M.C.
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- Malhotra, S.K.
- Jaiswal, N.
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| Abstract |
Three keys to the species of Neolebouria Gibson, 1976, representing three body types, are provided based on the location of the genital pore relative to the intestinal bifurcation. These are: the lanceolata body type, where the genital pore is clearly prebifurcal; the diacopae body type, where the genital pore is located at or near the level of the intestinal bifurcation; and the maorum body type, where the genital pore is clearly postbifurcal. Fifteen species were assigned to the lanceolata body type; eight species to the diacopae body type; and four species to the maorum body type. Neolebouria truncate (Linton, 1940) is redescribed and N. georgiensis Gibson, 1976 is reinstated as a valid species. Neither N. georgiensis, nor N. Antarctica Szidat & Graefe, 1967 (syn. Crassicutis antarcticus Szidat & Graefe, 1967), as described by Zdzitowiecki et al. (1993), represent N. Antarctica, as originally described, and N. georgiensis and N. Antarctica, as described by Zdzitowiecki et al. (1993), may be conspecific. |
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