Redescription of Microcotyle elegans (Polyopisthocotyla: Microcotylidae) from Scombrops boops (Perciformes: Scombropidae) off Japanese Waters

Microcotyle elegans Goto, 1894 (Polyopisthocotyla: Microcotylidae) was redescribed from newly collected specimens parasitic on the gills of its type host, Scombrops boops (Houttuyn, 1782) in Japan. This monogenean has not been reported since the original description, and the holotype is believed to...

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Main Authors: Yusuke Kamio, Masato Nitta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology 2025-06-01
Series:Species Diversity
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