[New parasite identified in Blennius sanguinolentus Pallas, 1811: Schikhobalotrema longivesiculatum sp. n (Haplosplanchnidae Poche, 1925)].
Schikhobalotrema longivesiculatum sp.n from Blennius sanguinolentus Pallas, 1811 at Gulf of Gaeta (Italy) is described, figured and compared with other species of the genus Schikhobalotrema Skrjabin et Guschanskaja, 1955. Schikhobalotrema longivesiculatum differs from Schikhobalotrema obtusa (Linton, 1916) Skrjabin et Guschanskaja, 1955, especially for sucker ratio, lobed ovary, seminal vesicle coiled and in larger size of eggs; from Schikhobalotrema pomacentri (Manter, 1937) Skrjabin et Guschanskaja, 1955 for lobed ovary, elongated seminal receptacle, smaller vitelline follicles and coiled seminal vesicle; from Schikhobalotrema sparisomae (Manter, 1937) Skrjabin et Guschanskaja, 1955 for elongated seminal receptacle, coiled seminal vesicle and extent of escretory vesicle.
D000818:Animals; D005399:Fishes / Q000469:parasitology*; D007558:Italy; D014200:Trematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*
Nuovo reperto parassitologico in Blennius sanguinolentus Pallas, 1811: Schikhobalotrema longivesiculatum sp.n. (Haplosplanchnidae Poche, 1925)