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Empruthotrema kearni n. sp. and observations on Thaumatocotyle pseudodasybatis Hargis, 1955 (Monogenea: Monocotylidae) from the nasal fossae of Aetobatus narinari (Batiformes: Myliobatidae) from Moreton Bay, Queensland

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Empruthotrema kearni n. sp. and Thaumatocotyle pseudodasybatis Hargis, 1955 (Monogenea: Monocotylidae) are reported from the nasal fossae of the spotted eagle ray, Aetobatus narinari Euphrasen, 1790, from Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. The discovery of E. kearni n. sp. is the first record of this genus from the Myliobatidae and a new geographical record for the genus. A comparison of T. pseudodasybatis from Florida, USA and from Queensland, Australia revealed morphometrical and microhabitat differences. The discovery of T. pseudodasybatis in Australian waters is a new geographical record for this species.

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Whittington, I.D. Empruthotrema kearni n. sp. and observations on Thaumatocotyle pseudodasybatis Hargis, 1955 (Monogenea: Monocotylidae) from the nasal fossae of Aetobatus narinari (Batiformes: Myliobatidae) from Moreton Bay, Queensland. Syst Parasitol 15, 23–31 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00009915

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