New species of Protomicrocotyle (Monogenea: Protomicrocotylidae), and new information on P. mirabilis, parasites of Caranx spp. from Veracruz, México.

During a study of the helminth parasites of carangid fish of the Gulf of Mexico, Protomicrocotyle mirabilis and a new member of that genus were found. The aim of the present study is to provide new morphological and sequences of 28s rDNA and CO1 mtDNA for P. mirabilis and describe the new species.