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New plagioporines (Digenea: Opecoelidae) from deep-sea fishes of the North Atlantic Ocean

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Three new species of digenean are described from demersal fishes taken in deep waters of the northwestern and northeastern Atlantic Ocean: Podocotyle schistotesticulata n. sp. from Antimora rostrata; P. harrisae n. sp. from Coryphaenoides (Lionurus) carapinus; and Gaevskajatrema halosauropsi n. sp. from Halosauropsis macrochir. The status of the nominal species of the genus Podocotyle Dujardin, 1845 is presented in annotated summary, along with a tabulation of the distinctive characteristics of recognised species of the genus. Gaevskajatrema Gibson & Bray, 1982 is discussed and its diagnosis amended.

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    Ronald A. Campbell

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Bray, R.A., Campbell, R.A. New plagioporines (Digenea: Opecoelidae) from deep-sea fishes of the North Atlantic Ocean. Syst Parasitol 33, 101–113 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00009426

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