Venusicola inusitatus gen.n., sp.n. [Digenea, Acanthocolpidae] from the Venus tuskfish Choerodon venustus [De Vis] from the southern Great Barrier Reef
The new acanthocolpid genus Venusicola is erected for V. inusitatus sp. n. from the marine tuskfísh Choerodon venustus from Heron Island on the southern Great Barrier Reef. This genus is unique in the family in having a greatly elongated ventral sucker with lateral apertural lips and a pavement of blunt spines lining the aperture.
Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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