Short communication, Note

https://doi.org/10.32582/aa.59.1.11

On the occurrence of the digenean Otodistomum veliporum in the spiracle of the kitefin shark Dalatias licha

Emilio SPERONE ; DiBEST, Dipartimento di Biologia, Ecologia e Scienze della Terra, Universit à della Calabria, via P. Bucci 4B, 87027, Rende (CS), Italy
Concetta MILAZZO ; DiBEST, Dipartimento di Biologia, Ecologia e Scienze della Terra, Universit à della Calabria, via P. Bucci 4B, 87027, Rende (CS), Italy

Abstract

The presence of the digenean Otodistomum veliporum is reported here for the first time as a parasite in the spiracle of a Mediterranean specimen of the kitefin shark Dalatias licha.

Keywords

Otodistomum veliporum; Dalatias licha; spiracle; Calabria; Mediterranean

Hrčak ID:

204590

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/204590

Publication date:

9.7.2018.

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