Two Bucephalid Parasites, Dolichoenterum longissimum and Prosorhynchus aculeatus (Trematoda: Digenea), of Conger Eel, Conger myriaster, from Coastal Areas in Korea

  • Kim Ki Hong (Department of Aquatic Life Medicine, College of Fisheries Sciences and Pukyong National University) ;
  • Kwon Se Ryun (Department of Aquatic Life Medicine, College of Fisheries Sciences and Pukyong National University) ;
  • Huh Sung-Hoi (Department of Oceanography, College of Marine Sciences and Technology, Pukyong National University)
  • Published : 1999.06.01

Abstract

During the course of studying the helminth fauna from the fishes of the Korean coastal waters, two bucephalid species, Dolichoenterum longissimum Ozaki, 1924 and Prosorhynchus aculeatus Odhner, 1905, were collected from the alimentary canal of the conger eel, Conger myriaster. D. longissimum was characterized by having the ovary between the testes, and 7-8 horn-like projections on the ventral side of rhynchus. P. aculeatus was distinguished from the other species by the location of the mouth or the opening position of the excretory vesicle. These two bucephalid digeneans are new to the Korean fauna.

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