title: Taxonomic notes on Polyacanthorhynchus kenyensis (Acanthocephala: Polyacanthorhynchidae) from Lake Naivasha, Kenya.
abstract: The original description of Polyacanthorhynchus kenyensis Schmidt and Canaris, 1967 from 2 species of fish in Lake Naivasha, Kenya was primarily based on measurements of 2 male cystacanths. That description is herein emended based on the availability of a larger number of immature worms of both sexes obtained from the freshwater teleosts Orechromis leucostictus, Tilapia zillii (new paratenic host records), and Micropterus salmoides. A secretory function for the apical organ is suggested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Arizona State University, Tempe 85287-1501.
authors.forename: O M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Amin
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Dezfuli
mesh_terms: D000049:Acanthocephala / Q000145:classification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000818:Animals; D001492:Bass / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D005618:Fresh Water; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000469:parasitology; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal; D007630:Kenya; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D010473:Perciformes / Q000469:parasitology*; D017210:Tilapia / Q000469:parasitology