Euzetia occultum n. g., n. sp. (Monogenea: Monocotylidae) is described from the gills of the Australian cownose ray Rhinoptera neglecta Ogilby collected in Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Euzetia has one central and ten peripheral loculi, which is similar to species in Decacotyle Young, 1967. However Euzetia is distinguished from other genera in the family by the presence of an additional loculus on either side of the central loculus. Because Euzetia does not fit into any of the six existing subfamilies in the Monocotylidae Taschenberg, 1879, as currently recognised, we propose the Euzetiinae n. subf. to accommodate the new genus. Euzetia occaltum is described and illustrated fully. This is the first published record of a monocotylid from a species of Rhinoptera Cuvier.
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Syst Parasitol
March 2001
Department of Microbiology & Parasitology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Euzetia occultum n. g., n.
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