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Ningalooia psammopercae n. g., n. sp. (Digenea: Acanthocolpidae) from the Waigieu seaperch Psammoperca waigiensis (Cuvier) (Perciformes: Latidae) on the Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia

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Ningalooia psammopercae n. g., n. sp. is described from the intestine of the Waigieu seaperch Psammoperca waigiensis Cuvier (Perciformes: Latidae) on the Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. The new genus and species are distinctive within the Acanthocolpidae for the combination of the absence of enlarged spines around the oral sucker, a blind ending H-shaped intestine and a deeply lobed ovary.

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Acknowledgements

We are grateful to Drs Rob Adlard, Matt Nolan and Pierre Sasal for assistance with the collection. This study has been supported by the Australian Research Council. Dr David Gibson kindly read the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Zoology, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK

    Rodney A. Bray

  2. Centre for Marine Studies and Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, 4072, Australia

    Thomas H. Cribb

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Bray, R.A., Cribb, T.H. Ningalooia psammopercae n. g., n. sp. (Digenea: Acanthocolpidae) from the Waigieu seaperch Psammoperca waigiensis (Cuvier) (Perciformes: Latidae) on the Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. Syst Parasitol 66, 131–135 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-006-9056-4

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