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Gyrodactylus sommervillae n. sp. (Monogenea) from Abramis brama (L.) and Rutilus rutilus (L.) (Cyprinidae) in Oxfordshire, UK

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Gyrodactylus sommervillae n. sp. (Monogenea) is described from the skin, fins and gills of Abramis brama (L.) and Rutilus rutilus (L.) from Blenheim Palace Lake, Oxfordshire, UK. G. sommervillae n. sp. closely resembles G. aphyae Malmberg, 1957, G. kearni Ergens, 1990 and G. lamberti Ergens, 1990 in the approximate shape of the marginal hook sickle and the anchors, but can be separated on the precise shape of the marginal hooks and the ventral bar.

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  1. Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, UK

    Emine Turgut, Andrew P. Shinn & Rodney Wootten

  2. Environment Agency, Fobney Mead, Rose Kiln Lane, Reading, RG2 OSF, UK

    William E. Yeomans

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Turgut, E., Shinn, A.P., Wootten, R. et al. Gyrodactylus sommervillae n. sp. (Monogenea) from Abramis brama (L.) and Rutilus rutilus (L.) (Cyprinidae) in Oxfordshire, UK. Syst Parasitol 43, 59–63 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006121210676

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