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Four closely related but forgotten species of Rhipidocotyle Diesing, 1858 (Digenea: Bucephalidae) in fishes from European seas

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The following species of Rhipidocotyle are described: R. minima (Wagener, 1852) from Chelidonichthys gurnardus, C. lastoviza and Aspitrigla cuculus at various localities off the British Isles; R. nicolli n. sp. from A. cuculus off Plymouth, SW England; R. triglae (van Beneden, 1870) from C. lucernus in the Gulf of Marseilles, western Mediterranean; and R. viperae (van Beneden, 1870) from Echiichthys vipera at various localities off the British Isles. The distinguishing features of the species are discussed in detail. A list of the bucephalid species reported from the Mediterranean Sea is appended.

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Fieldwork on Corsica of PB was carried out under the auspices of the Comité Scientifique de la Réserve Naturelle de Scandola.

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    Pierre Bartoli

  2. Department of Zoology, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK

    Rodney A. Bray & David I. Gibson

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Bartoli, P., Bray, R.A. & Gibson, D.I. Four closely related but forgotten species of Rhipidocotyle Diesing, 1858 (Digenea: Bucephalidae) in fishes from European seas. Syst Parasitol 65, 129–149 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-006-9044-8

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