Redescriptions of two frequently recorded but poorly known hemiurid digeneans, Lecithochirium musculus (Looss, 1907) (Lecithochiriinae) and Ectenurus lepidus Looss, 1907 (Dinurinae), based on material from the western Mediterranean.
Two frequently reported but poorly known hemiurid digeneans, Lecithochirium musculus (Looss, 1907) (Lecithochiriinae), from the stomach of Trachinus draco and Citharus linguatula, and Ectenurus lepidus Looss, 1907 (Dinurinae), from the stomach of Spicara maena, are redescribed based on material from off the Barcelona coast of the western Mediterranean. The two species are commented upon, and Lecithochirium                         israelense Fischthal, 1980 is considered a synonym of L. musculus. Records of the two species in the Mediterranean Basin and North East Atlantic region are summarised.
Departament de Biologia Animal, Biologia Vegetal i Ecologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain.
Marta
M
Carreras-Aubets
Francisco E
FE
Montero
Aneta
A
Kostadinova
David I
DI
Gibson
Maite
M
Carrassón
D000818:Animals; D005412:Flatfishes / Q000469:parasitology*; D019083:Mediterranean Region; D008853:Microscopy; D010473:Perciformes / Q000469:parasitology*; D013030:Spain; D014200:Trematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*