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(
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and only host.
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:
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).
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Intestine.
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,
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, collected on
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by
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. Hobbs
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.
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<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF416FFE1E8CAFC26FED12EE1" bold="true" box="[199,371,936,963]" pageId="1" pageNumber="421">Type material.</emphasis>
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(A44/
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, one slide with whole-mounted specimens, nine slides with cross-sections).
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One slide with stained specimen and nine slides with cross sections (A44/
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).
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The species is named in honour of Russell Hobbs from Murdoch University, Perth,
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.
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(based on one complete specimen
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from
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; all measurements are given in micrometres unless otherwise stated; x = mean, n = number of measurements.):
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, Acanthotaeniinae. Total length
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long. Strobila acraspedote, anapolytic. Immature, mature and pregravid wider than long (length/width ratio 0.340.67, 0.660.76, and 0.720.89, respectively;
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); gravid proglottids wider than long to quadrate (length/width ratio 0.821.01;
<figureCitation id="24802A1DF416FFE1E9E3FB46FD9129C0" box="[494,563,1225,1251]" captionStart="FIGURES 14" captionStartId="2.[151,264,1360,1384]" captionTargetBox="[159,1428,189,1329]" captionTargetId="figure-17@2.[151,1435,181,1336]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 14. Australotaenia hobbsi n. sp. from Ranoidea australis, Australia; holotype (A44/MU) 1―scolex; 2―mature proglottid, ventral view; ventral osmoregulatory canals indistinguishable except for the aporal pre-equatorial region; 3― pregravid proglottid, dorsal view; note the presence of numerous testes; 4―sketch of lateral uterine diverticula and the ovary in gravid proglottid, ventral view; note the posterior extension of the uterus situated ventral to the ovary and reaching to the posterior margin of the proglottid. Abbreviations: ao—apical organ; cc—chromophilic cells; cm—circular muscles; do—dorsal osmoregulatory canal; du— diverticula of uterus; gc—gland cells; Mg—Mehlis gland; ov—ovary; rm—retractor muscles; su—sucker; te—testes; ud— uteroduct; us—uterine stem; vi—vitelline follicles; vo—ventral osmoregulatory canals." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11547567" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11547567/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="421">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
). Tegument thin, about
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thickness.
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Scolex small, narrower than neck (
<figureCitation id="24802A1DF416FFE1EA54FB62FD3E2824" box="[601,668,1261,1287]" captionStart="FIGURES 14" captionStartId="2.[151,264,1360,1384]" captionTargetBox="[159,1428,189,1329]" captionTargetId="figure-17@2.[151,1435,181,1336]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 14. Australotaenia hobbsi n. sp. from Ranoidea australis, Australia; holotype (A44/MU) 1―scolex; 2―mature proglottid, ventral view; ventral osmoregulatory canals indistinguishable except for the aporal pre-equatorial region; 3― pregravid proglottid, dorsal view; note the presence of numerous testes; 4―sketch of lateral uterine diverticula and the ovary in gravid proglottid, ventral view; note the posterior extension of the uterus situated ventral to the ovary and reaching to the posterior margin of the proglottid. Abbreviations: ao—apical organ; cc—chromophilic cells; cm—circular muscles; do—dorsal osmoregulatory canal; du— diverticula of uterus; gc—gland cells; Mg—Mehlis gland; ov—ovary; rm—retractor muscles; su—sucker; te—testes; ud— uteroduct; us—uterine stem; vi—vitelline follicles; vo—ventral osmoregulatory canals." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11547567" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11547567/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="421">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
), aspinose, 565 long and 570 wide. Suckers uniloculate, spherical, directed laterally (
<figureCitation id="24802A1DF416FFE1E96AFA9EFE0B2808" box="[359,425,1297,1323]" captionStart="FIGURES 14" captionStartId="2.[151,264,1360,1384]" captionTargetBox="[159,1428,189,1329]" captionTargetId="figure-17@2.[151,1435,181,1336]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 14. Australotaenia hobbsi n. sp. from Ranoidea australis, Australia; holotype (A44/MU) 1―scolex; 2―mature proglottid, ventral view; ventral osmoregulatory canals indistinguishable except for the aporal pre-equatorial region; 3― pregravid proglottid, dorsal view; note the presence of numerous testes; 4―sketch of lateral uterine diverticula and the ovary in gravid proglottid, ventral view; note the posterior extension of the uterus situated ventral to the ovary and reaching to the posterior margin of the proglottid. Abbreviations: ao—apical organ; cc—chromophilic cells; cm—circular muscles; do—dorsal osmoregulatory canal; du— diverticula of uterus; gc—gland cells; Mg—Mehlis gland; ov—ovary; rm—retractor muscles; su—sucker; te—testes; ud— uteroduct; us—uterine stem; vi—vitelline follicles; vo—ventral osmoregulatory canals." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11547567" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11547567/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="421">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
). Apical part of scolex dome-shaped, 355 long and 255 wide, containing large glandular apical organ, 125 long and 145 wide (
<figureCitation id="24802A1DF416FFE1EA4AFABAFD2A286C" box="[583,648,1333,1359]" captionStart="FIGURES 14" captionStartId="2.[151,264,1360,1384]" captionTargetBox="[159,1428,189,1329]" captionTargetId="figure-17@2.[151,1435,181,1336]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 14. Australotaenia hobbsi n. sp. from Ranoidea australis, Australia; holotype (A44/MU) 1―scolex; 2―mature proglottid, ventral view; ventral osmoregulatory canals indistinguishable except for the aporal pre-equatorial region; 3― pregravid proglottid, dorsal view; note the presence of numerous testes; 4―sketch of lateral uterine diverticula and the ovary in gravid proglottid, ventral view; note the posterior extension of the uterus situated ventral to the ovary and reaching to the posterior margin of the proglottid. Abbreviations: ao—apical organ; cc—chromophilic cells; cm—circular muscles; do—dorsal osmoregulatory canal; du— diverticula of uterus; gc—gland cells; Mg—Mehlis gland; ov—ovary; rm—retractor muscles; su—sucker; te—testes; ud— uteroduct; us—uterine stem; vi—vitelline follicles; vo—ventral osmoregulatory canals." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11547567" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11547567/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="421">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
); retractor muscles not observed. Neck up to 665 wide; unsegmented zone posterior to scolex to first recognisable proglottids long (up to
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).
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Inner longitudinal musculature weakly developed, consisting of few bundles of muscular fibres (
<figureCitation id="24802A1DF416FFE1ED13FAF2FA2F28B4" box="[1310,1421,1405,1431]" captionStart="FIGURES 59" captionStartId="3.[151,264,1045,1069]" captionTargetBox="[158,1433,187,1014]" captionTargetId="figure-30@3.[151,1435,181,1021]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURES 59. Australotaenia hobbsi n. sp. from Ranoidea australis, Australia; holotype (A44/MU). 5―terminal genitalia, dorsal view; note the absence of a vaginal sphincter. 6―cross section at the level of testes; note a weak inner longitudinal musculature represented by a few isolated muscle fibres. 7―cross section at the level of the ovary; note the presence of the uterus at level of ovarian isthmus. 8, 9―eggs. Abbreviations: cc—chromophilic cells; ci—cirrus; cs—cirrus sac; do—dorsal osmoregulatory canal; du—diverticula of uterus; em—embryophore; ga—genital atrium; lm—inner longitudinal musculature; Mg—Mehlis gland; oe—outer envelope; on— oncosphere; ov—ovary; sc—subtegumental cells (illustrated only partially on dorsal side); te—testes; tg—tegument; us— uterine stem; va—vas deferens; vc—vaginal canal; vi—vitelline follicles." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11547569" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11547569/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="421">Figs. 6, 7</figureCitation>
); they are few or missing laterally, making clear delimitation of medulla and cortex impossible. Osmoregulatory canals median to vitelline follicles (
<figureCitation id="24802A1DF416FFE1EA24FA4AFD3628FC" box="[553,660,1477,1503]" captionStart="FIGURES 14" captionStartId="2.[151,264,1360,1384]" captionTargetBox="[159,1428,189,1329]" captionTargetId="figure-17@2.[151,1435,181,1336]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 14. Australotaenia hobbsi n. sp. from Ranoidea australis, Australia; holotype (A44/MU) 1―scolex; 2―mature proglottid, ventral view; ventral osmoregulatory canals indistinguishable except for the aporal pre-equatorial region; 3― pregravid proglottid, dorsal view; note the presence of numerous testes; 4―sketch of lateral uterine diverticula and the ovary in gravid proglottid, ventral view; note the posterior extension of the uterus situated ventral to the ovary and reaching to the posterior margin of the proglottid. Abbreviations: ao—apical organ; cc—chromophilic cells; cm—circular muscles; do—dorsal osmoregulatory canal; du— diverticula of uterus; gc—gland cells; Mg—Mehlis gland; ov—ovary; rm—retractor muscles; su—sucker; te—testes; ud— uteroduct; us—uterine stem; vi—vitelline follicles; vo—ventral osmoregulatory canals." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11547567" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11547567/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="421">Figs. 2, 3</figureCitation>
). Ventral canals thin-walled, almost indistinguishable (
<figureCitation id="24802A1DF416FFE1ECF3FA4AFAE328FC" box="[1278,1345,1477,1503]" captionStart="FIGURES 14" captionStartId="2.[151,264,1360,1384]" captionTargetBox="[159,1428,189,1329]" captionTargetId="figure-17@2.[151,1435,181,1336]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 14. Australotaenia hobbsi n. sp. from Ranoidea australis, Australia; holotype (A44/MU) 1―scolex; 2―mature proglottid, ventral view; ventral osmoregulatory canals indistinguishable except for the aporal pre-equatorial region; 3― pregravid proglottid, dorsal view; note the presence of numerous testes; 4―sketch of lateral uterine diverticula and the ovary in gravid proglottid, ventral view; note the posterior extension of the uterus situated ventral to the ovary and reaching to the posterior margin of the proglottid. Abbreviations: ao—apical organ; cc—chromophilic cells; cm—circular muscles; do—dorsal osmoregulatory canal; du— diverticula of uterus; gc—gland cells; Mg—Mehlis gland; ov—ovary; rm—retractor muscles; su—sucker; te—testes; ud— uteroduct; us—uterine stem; vi—vitelline follicles; vo—ventral osmoregulatory canals." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11547567" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11547567/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="421">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
); dorsal canals straight, thick-walled, about
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diameter, situated between vitelline follicles and testes, lateral to ovary (
<figureCitation id="24802A1DF416FFE1E8ACF982FEA92B04" box="[161,267,1549,1575]" captionStart="FIGURES 14" captionStartId="2.[151,264,1360,1384]" captionTargetBox="[159,1428,189,1329]" captionTargetId="figure-17@2.[151,1435,181,1336]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 14. Australotaenia hobbsi n. sp. from Ranoidea australis, Australia; holotype (A44/MU) 1―scolex; 2―mature proglottid, ventral view; ventral osmoregulatory canals indistinguishable except for the aporal pre-equatorial region; 3― pregravid proglottid, dorsal view; note the presence of numerous testes; 4―sketch of lateral uterine diverticula and the ovary in gravid proglottid, ventral view; note the posterior extension of the uterus situated ventral to the ovary and reaching to the posterior margin of the proglottid. Abbreviations: ao—apical organ; cc—chromophilic cells; cm—circular muscles; do—dorsal osmoregulatory canal; du— diverticula of uterus; gc—gland cells; Mg—Mehlis gland; ov—ovary; rm—retractor muscles; su—sucker; te—testes; ud— uteroduct; us—uterine stem; vi—vitelline follicles; vo—ventral osmoregulatory canals." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11547567" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11547567/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="421">Figs. 2, 3</figureCitation>
). Genital ducts run between osmoregulatory canals.
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Testes spherical, 5580 long and 5575 wide, in one layer and in one field between vitelline follicles, more concentrated laterally and anteriorly (
<figureCitation id="24802A1DF416FFE1EA32F9DAFD212B4C" box="[575,643,1621,1647]" captionStart="FIGURES 14" captionStartId="2.[151,264,1360,1384]" captionTargetBox="[159,1428,189,1329]" captionTargetId="figure-17@2.[151,1435,181,1336]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 14. Australotaenia hobbsi n. sp. from Ranoidea australis, Australia; holotype (A44/MU) 1―scolex; 2―mature proglottid, ventral view; ventral osmoregulatory canals indistinguishable except for the aporal pre-equatorial region; 3― pregravid proglottid, dorsal view; note the presence of numerous testes; 4―sketch of lateral uterine diverticula and the ovary in gravid proglottid, ventral view; note the posterior extension of the uterus situated ventral to the ovary and reaching to the posterior margin of the proglottid. Abbreviations: ao—apical organ; cc—chromophilic cells; cm—circular muscles; do—dorsal osmoregulatory canal; du— diverticula of uterus; gc—gland cells; Mg—Mehlis gland; ov—ovary; rm—retractor muscles; su—sucker; te—testes; ud— uteroduct; us—uterine stem; vi—vitelline follicles; vo—ventral osmoregulatory canals." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11547567" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11547567/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="421">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
); 6992 (x = 83, n = 11) in number, overlapping dorsally vas deferens (
<figureCitation id="24802A1DF416FFE1E8ACF9F6FF4B2BB0" box="[161,233,1657,1683]" captionStart="FIGURES 14" captionStartId="2.[151,264,1360,1384]" captionTargetBox="[159,1428,189,1329]" captionTargetId="figure-17@2.[151,1435,181,1336]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 14. Australotaenia hobbsi n. sp. from Ranoidea australis, Australia; holotype (A44/MU) 1―scolex; 2―mature proglottid, ventral view; ventral osmoregulatory canals indistinguishable except for the aporal pre-equatorial region; 3― pregravid proglottid, dorsal view; note the presence of numerous testes; 4―sketch of lateral uterine diverticula and the ovary in gravid proglottid, ventral view; note the posterior extension of the uterus situated ventral to the ovary and reaching to the posterior margin of the proglottid. Abbreviations: ao—apical organ; cc—chromophilic cells; cm—circular muscles; do—dorsal osmoregulatory canal; du— diverticula of uterus; gc—gland cells; Mg—Mehlis gland; ov—ovary; rm—retractor muscles; su—sucker; te—testes; ud— uteroduct; us—uterine stem; vi—vitelline follicles; vo—ventral osmoregulatory canals." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11547567" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11547567/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="421">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
). Testes reach anterior margin of proglottids anteriorly and ovary posteriorly (
<figureCitation id="24802A1DF416FFE1EC72F9F6FB532BB0" box="[1151,1265,1657,1683]" captionStart="FIGURES 14" captionStartId="2.[151,264,1360,1384]" captionTargetBox="[159,1428,189,1329]" captionTargetId="figure-17@2.[151,1435,181,1336]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 14. Australotaenia hobbsi n. sp. from Ranoidea australis, Australia; holotype (A44/MU) 1―scolex; 2―mature proglottid, ventral view; ventral osmoregulatory canals indistinguishable except for the aporal pre-equatorial region; 3― pregravid proglottid, dorsal view; note the presence of numerous testes; 4―sketch of lateral uterine diverticula and the ovary in gravid proglottid, ventral view; note the posterior extension of the uterus situated ventral to the ovary and reaching to the posterior margin of the proglottid. Abbreviations: ao—apical organ; cc—chromophilic cells; cm—circular muscles; do—dorsal osmoregulatory canal; du— diverticula of uterus; gc—gland cells; Mg—Mehlis gland; ov—ovary; rm—retractor muscles; su—sucker; te—testes; ud— uteroduct; us—uterine stem; vi—vitelline follicles; vo—ventral osmoregulatory canals." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11547567" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11547567/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="421">Figs. 2, 3</figureCitation>
). Vas deferens strongly coiled, never reaching mid-line of proglottid, occupying slightly elongated area (
<figureCitation id="24802A1DF416FFE1EC88F912FB6B2B94" box="[1157,1225,1693,1719]" captionStart="FIGURES 14" captionStartId="2.[151,264,1360,1384]" captionTargetBox="[159,1428,189,1329]" captionTargetId="figure-17@2.[151,1435,181,1336]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 14. Australotaenia hobbsi n. sp. from Ranoidea australis, Australia; holotype (A44/MU) 1―scolex; 2―mature proglottid, ventral view; ventral osmoregulatory canals indistinguishable except for the aporal pre-equatorial region; 3― pregravid proglottid, dorsal view; note the presence of numerous testes; 4―sketch of lateral uterine diverticula and the ovary in gravid proglottid, ventral view; note the posterior extension of the uterus situated ventral to the ovary and reaching to the posterior margin of the proglottid. Abbreviations: ao—apical organ; cc—chromophilic cells; cm—circular muscles; do—dorsal osmoregulatory canal; du— diverticula of uterus; gc—gland cells; Mg—Mehlis gland; ov—ovary; rm—retractor muscles; su—sucker; te—testes; ud— uteroduct; us—uterine stem; vi—vitelline follicles; vo—ventral osmoregulatory canals." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11547567" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11547567/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="421">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
). Cirrus-sac small, pear-shaped, thin-walled, 175210 long by 8595 wide (
<figureCitation id="24802A1DF416FFE1EB02F94EFCFE2BF8" box="[783,860,1729,1755]" captionStart="FIGURES 14" captionStartId="2.[151,264,1360,1384]" captionTargetBox="[159,1428,189,1329]" captionTargetId="figure-17@2.[151,1435,181,1336]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 14. Australotaenia hobbsi n. sp. from Ranoidea australis, Australia; holotype (A44/MU) 1―scolex; 2―mature proglottid, ventral view; ventral osmoregulatory canals indistinguishable except for the aporal pre-equatorial region; 3― pregravid proglottid, dorsal view; note the presence of numerous testes; 4―sketch of lateral uterine diverticula and the ovary in gravid proglottid, ventral view; note the posterior extension of the uterus situated ventral to the ovary and reaching to the posterior margin of the proglottid. Abbreviations: ao—apical organ; cc—chromophilic cells; cm—circular muscles; do—dorsal osmoregulatory canal; du— diverticula of uterus; gc—gland cells; Mg—Mehlis gland; ov—ovary; rm—retractor muscles; su—sucker; te—testes; ud— uteroduct; us—uterine stem; vi—vitelline follicles; vo—ventral osmoregulatory canals." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11547567" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11547567/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="421">Figs. 2</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="24802A1DF416FFE1EB65F94EFCDA2BFF" box="[872,888,1729,1756]" captionStart="FIGURES 59" captionStartId="3.[151,264,1045,1069]" captionTargetBox="[158,1433,187,1014]" captionTargetId="figure-30@3.[151,1435,181,1021]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURES 59. Australotaenia hobbsi n. sp. from Ranoidea australis, Australia; holotype (A44/MU). 5―terminal genitalia, dorsal view; note the absence of a vaginal sphincter. 6―cross section at the level of testes; note a weak inner longitudinal musculature represented by a few isolated muscle fibres. 7―cross section at the level of the ovary; note the presence of the uterus at level of ovarian isthmus. 8, 9―eggs. Abbreviations: cc—chromophilic cells; ci—cirrus; cs—cirrus sac; do—dorsal osmoregulatory canal; du—diverticula of uterus; em—embryophore; ga—genital atrium; lm—inner longitudinal musculature; Mg—Mehlis gland; oe—outer envelope; on— oncosphere; ov—ovary; sc—subtegumental cells (illustrated only partially on dorsal side); te—testes; tg—tegument; us— uterine stem; va—vas deferens; vc—vaginal canal; vi—vitelline follicles." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11547569" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11547569/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="421">5</figureCitation>
); length: width ratio 1.532.20. Length of cirrus-sac represents 1215% (x = 13%, n = 11) of proglottid width (
<figureCitation id="24802A1DF416FFE1EB51F96AFC6A2BDC" box="[860,968,1765,1791]" captionStart="FIGURES 14" captionStartId="2.[151,264,1360,1384]" captionTargetBox="[159,1428,189,1329]" captionTargetId="figure-17@2.[151,1435,181,1336]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 14. Australotaenia hobbsi n. sp. from Ranoidea australis, Australia; holotype (A44/MU) 1―scolex; 2―mature proglottid, ventral view; ventral osmoregulatory canals indistinguishable except for the aporal pre-equatorial region; 3― pregravid proglottid, dorsal view; note the presence of numerous testes; 4―sketch of lateral uterine diverticula and the ovary in gravid proglottid, ventral view; note the posterior extension of the uterus situated ventral to the ovary and reaching to the posterior margin of the proglottid. Abbreviations: ao—apical organ; cc—chromophilic cells; cm—circular muscles; do—dorsal osmoregulatory canal; du— diverticula of uterus; gc—gland cells; Mg—Mehlis gland; ov—ovary; rm—retractor muscles; su—sucker; te—testes; ud— uteroduct; us—uterine stem; vi—vitelline follicles; vo—ventral osmoregulatory canals." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11547567" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11547567/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="421">Figs. 2, 3</figureCitation>
). Cirrus occupies about 60% of length of cirrus-sac (
<figureCitation id="24802A1DF416FFE1E91AF886FEFF2A07" box="[279,349,1801,1828]" captionStart="FIGURES 59" captionStartId="3.[151,264,1045,1069]" captionTargetBox="[158,1433,187,1014]" captionTargetId="figure-30@3.[151,1435,181,1021]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURES 59. Australotaenia hobbsi n. sp. from Ranoidea australis, Australia; holotype (A44/MU). 5―terminal genitalia, dorsal view; note the absence of a vaginal sphincter. 6―cross section at the level of testes; note a weak inner longitudinal musculature represented by a few isolated muscle fibres. 7―cross section at the level of the ovary; note the presence of the uterus at level of ovarian isthmus. 8, 9―eggs. Abbreviations: cc—chromophilic cells; ci—cirrus; cs—cirrus sac; do—dorsal osmoregulatory canal; du—diverticula of uterus; em—embryophore; ga—genital atrium; lm—inner longitudinal musculature; Mg—Mehlis gland; oe—outer envelope; on— oncosphere; ov—ovary; sc—subtegumental cells (illustrated only partially on dorsal side); te—testes; tg—tegument; us— uterine stem; va—vas deferens; vc—vaginal canal; vi—vitelline follicles." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11547569" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11547569/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="421">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
). Genital atrium narrow and deep (
<figureCitation id="24802A1DF416FFE1EAF8F886FC992A07" box="[757,827,1801,1828]" captionStart="FIGURES 59" captionStartId="3.[151,264,1045,1069]" captionTargetBox="[158,1433,187,1014]" captionTargetId="figure-30@3.[151,1435,181,1021]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURES 59. Australotaenia hobbsi n. sp. from Ranoidea australis, Australia; holotype (A44/MU). 5―terminal genitalia, dorsal view; note the absence of a vaginal sphincter. 6―cross section at the level of testes; note a weak inner longitudinal musculature represented by a few isolated muscle fibres. 7―cross section at the level of the ovary; note the presence of the uterus at level of ovarian isthmus. 8, 9―eggs. Abbreviations: cc—chromophilic cells; ci—cirrus; cs—cirrus sac; do—dorsal osmoregulatory canal; du—diverticula of uterus; em—embryophore; ga—genital atrium; lm—inner longitudinal musculature; Mg—Mehlis gland; oe—outer envelope; on— oncosphere; ov—ovary; sc—subtegumental cells (illustrated only partially on dorsal side); te—testes; tg—tegument; us— uterine stem; va—vas deferens; vc—vaginal canal; vi—vitelline follicles." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11547569" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11547569/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="421">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
); genital pore equatorial to slightly pre-equatorial, at 4451% (x = 48%, n = 11) of proglottid length; genital pores irregularly alternating (
<figureCitation id="24802A1DF416FFE1EC43F8A2FB1A2A64" box="[1102,1208,1837,1863]" captionStart="FIGURES 14" captionStartId="2.[151,264,1360,1384]" captionTargetBox="[159,1428,189,1329]" captionTargetId="figure-17@2.[151,1435,181,1336]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 14. Australotaenia hobbsi n. sp. from Ranoidea australis, Australia; holotype (A44/MU) 1―scolex; 2―mature proglottid, ventral view; ventral osmoregulatory canals indistinguishable except for the aporal pre-equatorial region; 3― pregravid proglottid, dorsal view; note the presence of numerous testes; 4―sketch of lateral uterine diverticula and the ovary in gravid proglottid, ventral view; note the posterior extension of the uterus situated ventral to the ovary and reaching to the posterior margin of the proglottid. Abbreviations: ao—apical organ; cc—chromophilic cells; cm—circular muscles; do—dorsal osmoregulatory canal; du— diverticula of uterus; gc—gland cells; Mg—Mehlis gland; ov—ovary; rm—retractor muscles; su—sucker; te—testes; ud— uteroduct; us—uterine stem; vi—vitelline follicles; vo—ventral osmoregulatory canals." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11547567" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11547567/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="421">Figs. 2, 3</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
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Ovary large, deeply follicular, butterfly-shaped, 9051095 wide (
<figureCitation id="24802A1DF416FFE1EB91F8DEFBA72A48" box="[924,1029,1873,1899]" captionStart="FIGURES 14" captionStartId="2.[151,264,1360,1384]" captionTargetBox="[159,1428,189,1329]" captionTargetId="figure-17@2.[151,1435,181,1336]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 14. Australotaenia hobbsi n. sp. from Ranoidea australis, Australia; holotype (A44/MU) 1―scolex; 2―mature proglottid, ventral view; ventral osmoregulatory canals indistinguishable except for the aporal pre-equatorial region; 3― pregravid proglottid, dorsal view; note the presence of numerous testes; 4―sketch of lateral uterine diverticula and the ovary in gravid proglottid, ventral view; note the posterior extension of the uterus situated ventral to the ovary and reaching to the posterior margin of the proglottid. Abbreviations: ao—apical organ; cc—chromophilic cells; cm—circular muscles; do—dorsal osmoregulatory canal; du— diverticula of uterus; gc—gland cells; Mg—Mehlis gland; ov—ovary; rm—retractor muscles; su—sucker; te—testes; ud— uteroduct; us—uterine stem; vi—vitelline follicles; vo—ventral osmoregulatory canals." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11547567" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11547567/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="421">Figs. 2, 3</figureCitation>
). Width of ovary represents 6777% (x = 71%, n = 11) of proglottid width; length of ovary represents 3044% of proglottid length (
<figureCitation id="24802A1DF416FFE1ECB2F8FAFA882AAC" box="[1215,1322,1909,1935]" captionStart="FIGURES 14" captionStartId="2.[151,264,1360,1384]" captionTargetBox="[159,1428,189,1329]" captionTargetId="figure-17@2.[151,1435,181,1336]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 14. Australotaenia hobbsi n. sp. from Ranoidea australis, Australia; holotype (A44/MU) 1―scolex; 2―mature proglottid, ventral view; ventral osmoregulatory canals indistinguishable except for the aporal pre-equatorial region; 3― pregravid proglottid, dorsal view; note the presence of numerous testes; 4―sketch of lateral uterine diverticula and the ovary in gravid proglottid, ventral view; note the posterior extension of the uterus situated ventral to the ovary and reaching to the posterior margin of the proglottid. Abbreviations: ao—apical organ; cc—chromophilic cells; cm—circular muscles; do—dorsal osmoregulatory canal; du— diverticula of uterus; gc—gland cells; Mg—Mehlis gland; ov—ovary; rm—retractor muscles; su—sucker; te—testes; ud— uteroduct; us—uterine stem; vi—vitelline follicles; vo—ventral osmoregulatory canals." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11547567" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11547567/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="421">Figs. 2, 3</figureCitation>
). Relative ovarian size, i.e., ratio of ovary surface of ovary to surface of proglottid (see de Chambrier
<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF416FFE1EC84F816FB632A90" box="[1161,1217,1945,1971]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="421">et al.</emphasis>
2012) 17%. Vagina anterior or posterior to cirrus-sac, without vaginal sphincter, lined with thin layer of cells in its terminal (distal) part (
<figureCitation id="24802A1DF416FFE1E892F86EFF462AD8" box="[159,228,2016,2043]" captionStart="FIGURES 59" captionStartId="3.[151,264,1045,1069]" captionTargetBox="[158,1433,187,1014]" captionTargetId="figure-30@3.[151,1435,181,1021]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURES 59. Australotaenia hobbsi n. sp. from Ranoidea australis, Australia; holotype (A44/MU). 5―terminal genitalia, dorsal view; note the absence of a vaginal sphincter. 6―cross section at the level of testes; note a weak inner longitudinal musculature represented by a few isolated muscle fibres. 7―cross section at the level of the ovary; note the presence of the uterus at level of ovarian isthmus. 8, 9―eggs. Abbreviations: cc—chromophilic cells; ci—cirrus; cs—cirrus sac; do—dorsal osmoregulatory canal; du—diverticula of uterus; em—embryophore; ga—genital atrium; lm—inner longitudinal musculature; Mg—Mehlis gland; oe—outer envelope; on— oncosphere; ov—ovary; sc—subtegumental cells (illustrated only partially on dorsal side); te—testes; tg—tegument; us— uterine stem; va—vas deferens; vc—vaginal canal; vi—vitelline follicles." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11547569" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11547569/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="421">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
). Mehlis gland
<quantity id="7B439B7DF416FFE1E997F86EFDA82AD8" box="[410,522,2017,2043]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.286" metricValueMax="2.7939999999999996" metricValueMin="1.778" pageId="1" pageNumber="421" unit="in" value="90.0" valueMax="110.0" valueMin="70.0">70110 in</quantity>
diameter, representing 5.27.8% of proglottid width (
<figureCitation id="24802A1DF416FFE1EC6AF86EFB092AD8" box="[1127,1195,2017,2043]" captionStart="FIGURES 14" captionStartId="2.[151,264,1360,1384]" captionTargetBox="[159,1428,189,1329]" captionTargetId="figure-17@2.[151,1435,181,1336]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 14. Australotaenia hobbsi n. sp. from Ranoidea australis, Australia; holotype (A44/MU) 1―scolex; 2―mature proglottid, ventral view; ventral osmoregulatory canals indistinguishable except for the aporal pre-equatorial region; 3― pregravid proglottid, dorsal view; note the presence of numerous testes; 4―sketch of lateral uterine diverticula and the ovary in gravid proglottid, ventral view; note the posterior extension of the uterus situated ventral to the ovary and reaching to the posterior margin of the proglottid. Abbreviations: ao—apical organ; cc—chromophilic cells; cm—circular muscles; do—dorsal osmoregulatory canal; du— diverticula of uterus; gc—gland cells; Mg—Mehlis gland; ov—ovary; rm—retractor muscles; su—sucker; te—testes; ud— uteroduct; us—uterine stem; vi—vitelline follicles; vo—ventral osmoregulatory canals." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11547567" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11547567/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="421">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
).
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<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF415FFE2E89AFADFFE9E284B" bold="true" box="[151,316,1360,1384]" pageId="2" pageNumber="422">FIGURES 14.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF415FFE2E949FADFFD85284B" box="[324,551,1360,1384]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="422">Australotaenia hobbsi</emphasis>
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</emphasis>
from
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<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF415FFE2EAA7FADFFCCE284B" box="[682,876,1360,1384]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="422">Ranoidea australis</emphasis>
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, Australia; holotype (A44/MU)
<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF415FFE2ECB7FADFFB65284B" bold="true" box="[1210,1223,1360,1384]" pageId="2" pageNumber="422">1</emphasis>
―scolex;
<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF415FFE2ED3DFADFFA9F284B" bold="true" box="[1328,1341,1360,1384]" pageId="2" pageNumber="422">2</emphasis>
―mature proglottid, ventral view; ventral osmoregulatory canals indistinguishable except for the aporal pre-equatorial region;
<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF415FFE2ED7BFAFBFA2128AF" bold="true" box="[1398,1411,1396,1420]" pageId="2" pageNumber="422">3</emphasis>
― pregravid proglottid, dorsal view; note the presence of numerous testes;
<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF415FFE2EB73FA17FC292893" bold="true" box="[894,907,1432,1456]" pageId="2" pageNumber="422">4</emphasis>
―sketch of lateral uterine diverticula and the ovary in gravid proglottid, ventral view; note the posterior extension of the uterus situated ventral to the ovary and reaching to the posterior margin of the proglottid.
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<paragraph id="BC043698F415FFE2E89AF98BFBAD2B47" blockId="2.[151,1437,1360,1636]" pageId="2" pageNumber="422">
<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF415FFE2E89AF98BFE862B3F" box="[151,292,1540,1564]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="422">Abbreviations</emphasis>
: ao—apical organ; cc—chromophilic cells; cm—circular muscles; do—dorsal osmoregulatory canal; du— diverticula of uterus; gc—gland cells; Mg—Mehlis gland; ov—ovary; rm—retractor muscles; su—sucker; te—testes; ud— uteroduct; us—uterine stem; vi—vitelline follicles; vo—ventral osmoregulatory canals.
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Vitelline follicles spherical to oval, arranged in two lateral, longitudinal bands on lateral sides of proglottid, occupying 8998% and 9295% of length of proglottid on poral and aporal sides, respectively (
<figureCitation id="24802A1DF415FFE2ECDAF955FAE12BD7" box="[1239,1347,1754,1780]" captionStart="FIGURES 14" captionStartId="2.[151,264,1360,1384]" captionTargetBox="[159,1428,189,1329]" captionTargetId="figure-17@2.[151,1435,181,1336]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 14. Australotaenia hobbsi n. sp. from Ranoidea australis, Australia; holotype (A44/MU) 1―scolex; 2―mature proglottid, ventral view; ventral osmoregulatory canals indistinguishable except for the aporal pre-equatorial region; 3― pregravid proglottid, dorsal view; note the presence of numerous testes; 4―sketch of lateral uterine diverticula and the ovary in gravid proglottid, ventral view; note the posterior extension of the uterus situated ventral to the ovary and reaching to the posterior margin of the proglottid. Abbreviations: ao—apical organ; cc—chromophilic cells; cm—circular muscles; do—dorsal osmoregulatory canal; du— diverticula of uterus; gc—gland cells; Mg—Mehlis gland; ov—ovary; rm—retractor muscles; su—sucker; te—testes; ud— uteroduct; us—uterine stem; vi—vitelline follicles; vo—ventral osmoregulatory canals." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11547567" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11547567/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="422">Figs. 2, 3</figureCitation>
); bands uninterrupted dorsally on poral side at level of terminal
<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF415FFE2EB1BF971FCD42A3B" box="[790,886,1790,1816]" pageId="2" pageNumber="422">genitalia</emphasis>
(cirrus-sac and vagina;
<figureCitation id="24802A1DF415FFE2EC84F971FB6F2A3A" box="[1161,1229,1790,1817]" captionStart="FIGURES 59" captionStartId="3.[151,264,1045,1069]" captionTargetBox="[158,1433,187,1014]" captionTargetId="figure-30@3.[151,1435,181,1021]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURES 59. Australotaenia hobbsi n. sp. from Ranoidea australis, Australia; holotype (A44/MU). 5―terminal genitalia, dorsal view; note the absence of a vaginal sphincter. 6―cross section at the level of testes; note a weak inner longitudinal musculature represented by a few isolated muscle fibres. 7―cross section at the level of the ovary; note the presence of the uterus at level of ovarian isthmus. 8, 9―eggs. Abbreviations: cc—chromophilic cells; ci—cirrus; cs—cirrus sac; do—dorsal osmoregulatory canal; du—diverticula of uterus; em—embryophore; ga—genital atrium; lm—inner longitudinal musculature; Mg—Mehlis gland; oe—outer envelope; on— oncosphere; ov—ovary; sc—subtegumental cells (illustrated only partially on dorsal side); te—testes; tg—tegument; us— uterine stem; va—vas deferens; vc—vaginal canal; vi—vitelline follicles." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11547569" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11547569/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="422">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
). Follicles closely approaching, but not reaching, anterior or posterior margin of proglottids (
<figureCitation id="24802A1DF415FFE2EBC7F8ADFB932A1F" box="[970,1073,1826,1852]" captionStart="FIGURES 14" captionStartId="2.[151,264,1360,1384]" captionTargetBox="[159,1428,189,1329]" captionTargetId="figure-17@2.[151,1435,181,1336]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 14. Australotaenia hobbsi n. sp. from Ranoidea australis, Australia; holotype (A44/MU) 1―scolex; 2―mature proglottid, ventral view; ventral osmoregulatory canals indistinguishable except for the aporal pre-equatorial region; 3― pregravid proglottid, dorsal view; note the presence of numerous testes; 4―sketch of lateral uterine diverticula and the ovary in gravid proglottid, ventral view; note the posterior extension of the uterus situated ventral to the ovary and reaching to the posterior margin of the proglottid. Abbreviations: ao—apical organ; cc—chromophilic cells; cm—circular muscles; do—dorsal osmoregulatory canal; du— diverticula of uterus; gc—gland cells; Mg—Mehlis gland; ov—ovary; rm—retractor muscles; su—sucker; te—testes; ud— uteroduct; us—uterine stem; vi—vitelline follicles; vo—ventral osmoregulatory canals." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11547567" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11547567/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="422">Figs. 2, 3</figureCitation>
). Most vitelline follicles situated in medulla, with a few follicles reaching to cortex, making them paramuscular (
<figureCitation id="24802A1DF415FFE2EC19F8C9FBDC2A43" box="[1044,1150,1862,1888]" captionStart="FIGURES 59" captionStartId="3.[151,264,1045,1069]" captionTargetBox="[158,1433,187,1014]" captionTargetId="figure-30@3.[151,1435,181,1021]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURES 59. Australotaenia hobbsi n. sp. from Ranoidea australis, Australia; holotype (A44/MU). 5―terminal genitalia, dorsal view; note the absence of a vaginal sphincter. 6―cross section at the level of testes; note a weak inner longitudinal musculature represented by a few isolated muscle fibres. 7―cross section at the level of the ovary; note the presence of the uterus at level of ovarian isthmus. 8, 9―eggs. Abbreviations: cc—chromophilic cells; ci—cirrus; cs—cirrus sac; do—dorsal osmoregulatory canal; du—diverticula of uterus; em—embryophore; ga—genital atrium; lm—inner longitudinal musculature; Mg—Mehlis gland; oe—outer envelope; on— oncosphere; ov—ovary; sc—subtegumental cells (illustrated only partially on dorsal side); te—testes; tg—tegument; us— uterine stem; va—vas deferens; vc—vaginal canal; vi—vitelline follicles." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11547569" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11547569/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="422">Figs. 6, 7</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BC043698F415FFE2E8CAF8E5FDDF2AD3" blockId="2.[151,1436,1718,2032]" pageId="2" pageNumber="422">
Primordium of uterine stem ventral (
<figureCitation id="24802A1DF415FFE2EA78F8E5FD652AA7" box="[629,711,1898,1924]" captionStart="FIGURES 14" captionStartId="2.[151,264,1360,1384]" captionTargetBox="[159,1428,189,1329]" captionTargetId="figure-17@2.[151,1435,181,1336]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 14. Australotaenia hobbsi n. sp. from Ranoidea australis, Australia; holotype (A44/MU) 1―scolex; 2―mature proglottid, ventral view; ventral osmoregulatory canals indistinguishable except for the aporal pre-equatorial region; 3― pregravid proglottid, dorsal view; note the presence of numerous testes; 4―sketch of lateral uterine diverticula and the ovary in gravid proglottid, ventral view; note the posterior extension of the uterus situated ventral to the ovary and reaching to the posterior margin of the proglottid. Abbreviations: ao—apical organ; cc—chromophilic cells; cm—circular muscles; do—dorsal osmoregulatory canal; du— diverticula of uterus; gc—gland cells; Mg—Mehlis gland; ov—ovary; rm—retractor muscles; su—sucker; te—testes; ud— uteroduct; us—uterine stem; vi—vitelline follicles; vo—ventral osmoregulatory canals." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11547567" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11547567/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="422">Figs. 2</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="24802A1DF415FFE2EADAF8E5FD452AA7" box="[727,743,1898,1924]" captionStart="FIGURES 59" captionStartId="3.[151,264,1045,1069]" captionTargetBox="[158,1433,187,1014]" captionTargetId="figure-30@3.[151,1435,181,1021]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURES 59. Australotaenia hobbsi n. sp. from Ranoidea australis, Australia; holotype (A44/MU). 5―terminal genitalia, dorsal view; note the absence of a vaginal sphincter. 6―cross section at the level of testes; note a weak inner longitudinal musculature represented by a few isolated muscle fibres. 7―cross section at the level of the ovary; note the presence of the uterus at level of ovarian isthmus. 8, 9―eggs. Abbreviations: cc—chromophilic cells; ci—cirrus; cs—cirrus sac; do—dorsal osmoregulatory canal; du—diverticula of uterus; em—embryophore; ga—genital atrium; lm—inner longitudinal musculature; Mg—Mehlis gland; oe—outer envelope; on— oncosphere; ov—ovary; sc—subtegumental cells (illustrated only partially on dorsal side); te—testes; tg—tegument; us— uterine stem; va—vas deferens; vc—vaginal canal; vi—vitelline follicles." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11547569" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11547569/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="422">6</figureCitation>
). Formation of uterus of intermediate
<typeStatus id="6300883AF415FFE2ECA7F8E4FB782AA6" box="[1194,1242,1899,1925]" pageId="2" pageNumber="422">type</typeStatus>
described by
<bibRefCitation id="D82A4B69F415FFE2ED8FF8E5FE032A8B" author="de Chambrier, A. &amp; Zehnder, M. P. &amp; Vaucher, C. &amp; Mariaux, J." pageId="2" pageNumber="422" pagination="159 - 171" refId="ref4365" refString="de Chambrier, A., Zehnder, M. P., Vaucher, C. &amp; Mariaux, J. (2004) The evolution of the Proteocephalidea (Platyhelminthes, Eucestoda) based on an enlarged molecular phylogeny, with comments on their uterine development. Systematic Parasitology, 57, 159 - 171. https: // doi. org / 10.1023 / B: SYPA. 0000019083.26876.34" type="journal article" year="2004">
de Chambrier
<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF415FFE2E914F800FEF62A8B" box="[281,340,1934,1960]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="422">et al.</emphasis>
(2004
</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation id="D82A4B69F415FFE2E9BDF801FE4F2A8A" author="de Chambrier, A. &amp; Waeschenbach, A. &amp; Fisseha, M. &amp; Scholz, T. &amp; Mariaux, J." box="[432,493,1934,1961]" pageId="2" pageNumber="422" pagination="25 - 59" refId="ref4293" refString="de Chambrier, A., Waeschenbach, A., Fisseha, M., Scholz, T. &amp; Mariaux, J. (2015) A large 28 S rDNA-based phylogeny confirms the limitations of established morphological characters for classification of proteocephalidean tapeworms (Platyhelminthes, Cestoda). ZooKeys, 500, 25 - 59. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / zookeys. 500.9360" type="journal article" year="2015">2015</bibRefCitation>
). Gravid proglottids with 914 lateral diverticula (
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). In terminal proglottids, uterine diverticula represent up to 76% of proglottid width (
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). Eggs spherical, embryophore
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diameter, oncospheres
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diameter (
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).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF414FFE3E89AFB9AFE9E290E" bold="true" box="[151,316,1045,1069]" pageId="3" pageNumber="423">FIGURES 59.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF414FFE3E949FB9AFD84290E" box="[324,550,1045,1069]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="423">Australotaenia hobbsi</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF414FFE3EA20FB9AFDCA290E" bold="true" box="[557,616,1045,1069]" pageId="3" pageNumber="423">
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</emphasis>
from
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<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF414FFE3EAA5FB9AFCC8290E" box="[680,874,1045,1069]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="423">Ranoidea australis</emphasis>
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, Australia; holotype (A44/MU).
<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF414FFE3ECB0FB9AFB68290E" bold="true" box="[1213,1226,1045,1069]" pageId="3" pageNumber="423">5</emphasis>
―terminal genitalia, dorsal view; note the absence of a vaginal sphincter.
<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF414FFE3EACBFBB6FD712972" bold="true" box="[710,723,1081,1105]" pageId="3" pageNumber="423">6</emphasis>
―cross section at the level of testes; note a weak inner longitudinal musculature represented by a few isolated muscle fibres.
<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF414FFE3EAE7FBD2FD552956" bold="true" box="[746,759,1117,1141]" pageId="3" pageNumber="423">7</emphasis>
―cross section at the level of the ovary; note the presence of the uterus at level of ovarian isthmus.
<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF414FFE3E9F8FB0EFDB929BA" bold="true" box="[501,539,1153,1177]" pageId="3" pageNumber="423">8, 9</emphasis>
―eggs.
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<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF414FFE3E89AFB2AFE86299E" box="[151,292,1189,1213]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="423">Abbreviations</emphasis>
: cc—chromophilic cells; ci—cirrus; cs—cirrus sac; do—dorsal osmoregulatory canal; du—diverticula of uterus; em—embryophore; ga—genital atrium; lm—inner longitudinal musculature; Mg—Mehlis gland; oe—outer envelope; on— oncosphere; ov—ovary; sc—subtegumental cells (illustrated only partially on dorsal side); te—testes; tg—tegument; us— uterine stem; va—vas deferens; vc—vaginal canal; vi—vitelline follicles.
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</caption>
<subSubSection id="F4A16513F414FFE3E8CAFAF4FD502B05" pageId="3" pageNumber="423" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="BC043698F414FFE3E8CAFAF4FD502B05" blockId="3.[151,1437,1403,1970]" pageId="3" pageNumber="423">
<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF414FFE3E8CAFAF4FE6D28B6" bold="true" box="[199,463,1403,1429]" pageId="3" pageNumber="423">Differential diagnosis.</emphasis>
The present species is classified in
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<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF414FFE3EB68FAF4FBA928B6" box="[869,1035,1403,1429]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="423">Australotaenia</emphasis>
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based on the medullary position of the gonads, with the uterine stem in the cortex, the scolex with a glandular-muscular apical organ, the unilocular suckers, the internal longitudinal musculature consisting of a few isolated muscle fibre bundles, follicular ovary, testes forming two separated fields (except for very anterior testes in some species) and intermediate uterine development according to
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de Chambrier
<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF414FFE3EA6CF983FD3B2B06" box="[609,665,1547,1573]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="423">et al.</emphasis>
(2015)
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.
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<subSubSection id="F4A16513F414FFE3E8CAF9A0FBBC2A92" pageId="3" pageNumber="423" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="BC043698F414FFE3E8CAF9A0FE912BF9" blockId="3.[151,1437,1403,1970]" pageId="3" pageNumber="423">
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<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF414FFE3E8CAF9A0FECF2B6A" box="[199,365,1583,1609]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="423">Australotaenia</emphasis>
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comprises three species, two of which have been described in hylid frogs (
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:
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), namely
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<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF414FFE3E8F9F9DBFEF62B4E" box="[244,340,1619,1646]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="423">A. hylae</emphasis>
(
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)
</taxonomicName>
(syn.
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<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF414FFE3EA66F9DCFC9C2B4E" box="[619,830,1619,1645]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="423">Ophiotaenia hylae</emphasis>
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) from southeastern
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and
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<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF414FFE3ED89F9DBFF452BB2" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="423">A. grobeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
of
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<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF414FFE3E91CF9F7FE0A2BB2" box="[273,424,1656,1681]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="423">Litoria aurea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from southwestern
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and
<taxonomicName id="7BBB4D1BF414FFE3EB22F9F7FC602BB2" authorityName="de Chambrier &amp; Scholz" authorityYear="2012" box="[815,962,1655,1682]" class="Cestoda" family="Proteocephalidae" genus="Australotaenia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Onchoproteocephalidea" pageId="3" pageNumber="423" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="bunthangi">
<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF414FFE3EB22F9F7FC602BB2" box="[815,962,1655,1682]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="423">A. bunthangi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, which parasitises the homalopsid snake,
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<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF414FFE3E89AF914FEC62B96" box="[151,356,1691,1717]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="423">Enhydris enhydris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(see
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; de Chambrier 2004;
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;
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BC043698F414FFE3E8CAF96CFBBC2A92" blockId="3.[151,1437,1403,1970]" pageId="3" pageNumber="423">
<taxonomicName id="7BBB4D1BF414FFE3E8CAF96CFE612BDE" authority="Chambrier &amp; Scholz, 2024" authorityName="Chambrier &amp; Scholz" authorityYear="2024" box="[199,451,1763,1789]" class="Cestoda" family="Proteocephalidae" genus="Australotaenia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Onchoproteocephalidea" pageId="3" pageNumber="423" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="hobbsi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF414FFE3E8CAF96CFE612BDE" box="[199,451,1763,1789]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="423">Australotaenia hobbsi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF414FFE3E9C3F96BFDB22BDD" bold="true" box="[462,528,1764,1790]" pageId="3" pageNumber="423">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="95FC57F1F414FFE3E9C3F96BFDB22BDD" box="[462,528,1764,1790]" pageId="3" pageNumber="423" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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differs from the three other
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<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF414FFE3EB6EF96CFBAB2BDE" box="[867,1033,1763,1789]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="423">Australotaenia</emphasis>
species
</taxonomicName>
by (i) the broader strobila (maximum body width 1,750 µm versus &lt;930 µm), the scolex (570 µm versus less than 390 µm) and the suckers (215230 µm in diameter versus less than 140 µm); (ii) the smaller relative size of the cirrus sac (1215% of the proglottid width versus 1733%) and (iii) the absence of a vaginal sphincter (present in the three other species). The new species also differs from
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<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF414FFE3E9ECF8FBFDED2AAE" box="[481,591,1907,1934]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="423">A. grobeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="8ECFEA8AF414FFE3EA89F8FBFCB62AAE" box="[644,788,1907,1934]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="423">A. bunthangi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having a slightly higher number of testes (6992 versus 4676 and 4664, respectively) (see
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for the dimensions of each species).
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