Caballerocotyla lenti
n. sp. (Monogenea: Capsalidae), recovered
from the gills of
Auxis thazard
(Lacépède) captured
off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is described using light and scanning
electron microscopy. The new species is characterized by: a tegument with 2-5
rows of dorso-marginal, unicuspid spines; 53-54 round testes; a constricted pharynx
with numerous papillae on its border; and a haptor with a plicate marginal border,
a central polygonal area and seven complete septa.
C. manteri (Price, 1951)
and
C. gouri Chauhan, 1953 sensu Murugesh (1995) are figured and commented
upon.
