Caecincola longiscens n. sp (Digenea: Cryptogonimidae) from the White Crappie, Pomoxis annularis, in Mississippi, USA
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2009
Department
Coastal Sciences, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
Abstract
A new cryptogonimid trematode is described from the white crappie, Pomoxis annularis Rafinesque, 1818, collected from Lake Cholard, all oxbow take directly connected to the Mississippi River in Issaquena County, and from a small ephemeral oxbow periodically connected with the Pascagoula River in Jackson County, both in Mississippi, U.S.A. Caecincola longiscens n. sp. is characterized by having an elongated body with I length to width ratio of 5.5-7.5:1, tandem testes, all elongated tubular seminal vesicle, and vitelline follicles confined to the hindbody.
Publication Title
Comparative Parasitology
Volume
76
Issue
1
First Page
19
Last Page
23
Recommended Citation
Curran, S. S.,
Overstreet, R. M.
(2009). Caecincola longiscens n. sp (Digenea: Cryptogonimidae) from the White Crappie, Pomoxis annularis, in Mississippi, USA. Comparative Parasitology, 76(1), 19-23.
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