Bathymonorchis polyipni (Reimer, 1985) n. g., n. comb. (Digenea: Monorchiidae) from bathypelagic fishes of the eastern mid-Atlantic Ocean (original) (raw)

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The new genus Bathymonorchis is defined and differentiated from the genera Monorchis and Allolasiotocus. B. polyipni (Reimer) n. comb., previously attributed to Monorchis, is described from Neoscopelus macrolepidotus and Polymetme corythaeola from the Atlantic off the coast of NW Africa. The new genus is characterised by its single vitelline field, multilobate ovary, spinous blind portion of Looss' organ, lack of external seminal vesicle, testicular position and uterine configuration.

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1. Department of Zoology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, SW 7 5BD, London, UK
   Rodney A. Bray
2. Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas, Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 2, Nakhimov St., 335000, Sevastopol, Ukraine
   Albina V. Gaevskaya

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2. Albina V. Gaevskaya

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Bray, R.A., Gaevskaya, A.V. Bathymonorchis polyipni (Reimer, 1985) n. g., n. comb. (Digenea: Monorchiidae) from bathypelagic fishes of the eastern mid-Atlantic Ocean.Syst Parasitol 26, 91–95 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00009216

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• Accepted: 28 October 1992
• Issue date: October 1993
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00009216

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