Heterophyopsis hawaiiensis n. sp. (Trematoda: Heterophyidae) from the Hawaiian Monk Seal, Monachus schauinslandi Matschie, 1905 (Carnivora: Phocidae)

Murray D. Dailey; Michael M. Kliks; Richard S. Demaree

doi:10.1654/4071

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Murray D. Dailey,^1,* Michael M. Kliks,² Richard S. Demaree³

¹a The Marine Mammal Center, Marin Headlands, 1065 Fort Cronkhite, Sausalito, California 94965, U.S.A
²b CTS Foundation, 3081 G. Paty Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, U.S.A.
³c Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Chico, California 95929, U.S.A

^*Corresponding author

Abstract

Heterophyopsis hawaiiensis n. sp. (Digenea: Heterophidae) is described from the ileum and colon of the endangered Hawaiian monk seal, Monachus schauinslandi. An 11-mo-old juvenile female M. schauinslandi found dead on Eastern Island of Midway Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, U.S.A., contained approximately 7,000 specimens of this species. The new species differs from existing Heterophyopsis species in having a trilobed ovary, testes slightly oblique, and vitellaria reaching posterior of the body. This is the first report of the genus Heterophyopsis found in both a marine mammal and in the central Pacific region.

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Murray D. Dailey, Michael M. Kliks, and Richard S. Demaree "Heterophyopsis hawaiiensis n. sp. (Trematoda: Heterophyidae) from the Hawaiian Monk Seal, Monachus schauinslandi Matschie, 1905 (Carnivora: Phocidae)," Comparative Parasitology 71(1), 9-12, (1 January 2004). https://doi.org/10.1654/4071

Published: 1 January 2004

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