Campechetrema herrerai n. gen., n. sp. (Trematoda: Cryptogonimidae) from the intestine of Petenia splendida (Pisces: Cichlidae) from Campeche, Mexico.
Campechetrema herrerai n. gen, n. sp. is described from the cichlid fish Petenia splendida from EI Vapor lagoon, an oligohaline lagoon, Campeche, México. It is distinguished from other genera of Cryptogoniminae by the presence of a single gonotyl, a preequatorial acetabulum, few vitelline follicles, and lack of pars prostatica and prepharynx.
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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Biología, México, D.F.
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D000818:Animals; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D005618:Fresh Water; D008800:Mexico; D010471:Perches / Q000469:parasitology*; D014200:Trematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*