Abstract
Calicotyle urolophi n. sp. is proposed for calicotylines found in the cloaca of three stingaree species, Urolophus cruciatus, U. bucculentus and U. paucimaculatus, collected off the southeastern coast of Tasmania. Variations in the soft body parts were observed between specimens taken from U. cruciatus and U. bucculentus but were not considered sufficient for separation into two species. C. urolophi is differentiated from other Calicotyle spp. found in the South Pacific by the configuration of the tubular male copulatory organ, the structure of the intestinal caeca and the arrangement of the vaginae. Amended diagnoses for the subfamily Calicotylinae and the genus Calicotyle are provided.
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Chisholm, L.A., Beverley-Burton, M. & Last, P. Calicotyle urolophi n. sp. (Monogenea: Monocotylidae) from stingarees, Urolophus spp. (Elasmobranchii: Urolophidae) taken in coastal waters of Southern Australia. Syst Parasitol 20, 63–68 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00009712
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