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> 43<br />
43(42) Descending branch <strong>of</strong>ovary straight; ootype smooth. Parasitic on requiem sharks (Carcharhinidae)<br />
<strong>and</strong> hammerhead sharks (Sphyrnidae) Erpocotylespp. (Fig. 49)<br />
Figure 49<br />
Erpocotyle sphymae: (A) ventral view. Scale: 1 mm; (B) sucker with sclerite. Scale: 0.2 mm. Drawn<br />
from USNM 8136.<br />
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