title: Gyrodactylus quadratidigitus n. sp. (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae), a parasite of the leopard-spotted goby Thorogobius ephippiatus (Lowe) from the south-western coast of the UK.
abstract: Gyrodactylus quadratidigitus n. sp. (Monogenea, Gyrodactylidae) is described from the gills, fins and skin of Thorogobius ephippiatus (Lowe) (leopard-spotted goby) from Portland Castle Bay, Dorset, UK. G. quadratidigitus n. sp. most closely resembles the species of Gyrodactylus previously described by Geets from Pomatoschistus microps (Krøyer) in the approximate shape and size of the attachment hooks but can be readily distinguished from other species of the genus by the distinctive square shape of the toe region of the marginal hook sickle, the anteriorly positioned cirrus bulb and the unusually short intestinal crura which extend only as far as the level of the testes.
authors.affiliation: CEFAS Weymouth Laboratory, Barrack Road, The Nothe, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 8UB, UK.
authors.forename: Matt
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Longshaw
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pursglove
authors.forename: Andrew P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Shinn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005399:Fishes / Q000469:parasitology*; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D010986:Platyhelminths / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013045:Species Specificity; D006113:United Kingdom