Abstract
Mesostephanus scottae n. sp. is described from Phalacrocorax sulcirostris (little black cormorant) and P. varius (pied cormorant), and M. pelecani n. sp. is described from Pelecanus conspicillatus (Australian pelican), both from Queensland, Australia. The new species are distinguishable through a combination of features: the possession and size of their ventral suckers; the size of their oral suckers; the relative development of their hindbodies; and the size of their eggs and cirrus-sacs. M. haliasturis is recorded experimentally from Phalacrocorax sulcirostris and P. varius. Sporocysts, cercariae and metacercariae of M. haliasturis are described. Sporocysts produce daughter-sporocysts, cercariae and miracidia.
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Mr Jacques Beuret sadly died before this paper was finalised.
Mr Jacques Beuret sadly died before this paper was finalised.
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Cribb, T.H., Barker, S.C. & Beuret, J. Taxonomy of Mesostephanus Lutz, 1935 (Digenea: Cyathocotylidae) in some Australian water birds. Syst Parasitol 32, 193–204 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00008828
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