Marine Flora and Fauna of the Eastern United States Platyhelminthes
Marine Flora and Fauna of the Eastern United States Platyhelminthes
Marine Flora and Fauna of the Eastern United States Platyhelminthes
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Hendrix: Monogenea <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>States</strong> 25<br />
23(16) Haptor septate; anterior adhesive area gl<strong>and</strong>ular with numerous ducts. Parasitic on remoras<br />
(Echeneidae) Dionchusspp. (Fig. 27)<br />
23(16) Haptor lacking septa; anterior adhesive area with few gl<strong>and</strong> ducts. Parasitic on elasmobranchs.<br />
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Figure 27<br />
Dionchus agassizi: (A) ventral view. Scale: 0.5 mm; (B) hamulus.<br />
Scale: 0.05 mm. Drawn from USNM 35676.