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<mods:title>Eight new species of Macvicaria Gibson and Bray, 1982 (Digenea: Opecoelidae) from temperate marine fishes of Australia</mods:title>
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<mods:namePart>Aken'Ova, Thelma</mods:namePart>
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<emphasis box="[121,256,1539,1565]" inLineHeading="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="27" reason="1">Macvicaria</emphasis>
shotteri
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Type-host:
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<emphasis box="[248,425,1575,1601]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="27">Apogon fasciatus</emphasis>
(White)
</taxonomicName>
(
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).
</paragraph>
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Other hosts:
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<emphasis box="[269,507,1610,1636]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="27">Sillaginodes punctatus</emphasis>
(Cuvier)
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(
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),
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<emphasis box="[780,950,1610,1636]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="27">Sillago bassensis</emphasis>
Cuvier
</taxonomicName>
(
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).
</paragraph>
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Type-locality: Moreton Bay, off Tangalooma,
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,
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,
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.
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Other localities: Off Mandurah,
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,
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&amp; off Point Peron,
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,
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,
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., off American River,
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.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph blockId="5.[121,1089,166,616]" box="[121,330,272,298]" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Site: Intestine/gut.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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Material studied: Ex
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<emphasis box="[368,555,307,334]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Apogon fasciatus:</emphasis>
From Moreton Bay
</taxonomicName>
,
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: 8 Off Tangalooma,
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&amp;
<collectorName box="[422,540,342,368]" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">December</collectorName>
, 1993
</materialsCitation>
;
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<taxonomicName authority=": From" authorityName=": From" box="[669,987,342,369]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Sillaginidae" genus="Sillaginodes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="punctatus">
<emphasis box="[669,909,342,368]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Sillaginodes punctatus</emphasis>
: From
</taxonomicName>
<collectingRegion country="Australia" name="Western Australia" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Western Australia</collectingRegion>
: 8
<collectingMunicipality box="[305,492,378,404]" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Off Point Peron</collectingMunicipality>
, 1
<location LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:A07987858529562E4F30DF10FBE0FC73:2D0F6048852856224D58D869FCCDFE20" box="[529,813,378,404]" county="Ex" municipality="Off Point Peron" name="Off Mandurah Rockwall" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" stateProvince="Western Australia">Off Mandurah Rockwall</location>
,
<date box="[827,1014,378,404]" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" value="1994-12">
<collectingDate box="[827,1014,378,404]" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" value="1994-12">December 1994</collectingDate>
</date>
. From
<collectingRegion box="[166,344,413,439]" country="Australia" name="South Australia" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">South Australia</collectingRegion>
: 12
<location LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:A07987858529562E4F30DF10FBE0FC73:2D0F6048852856224EC1D88EFD8AFE03" box="[392,618,413,439]" county="Ex" municipality="Off Point Peron" name="Off American River" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" stateProvince="Western Australia">Off American River</location>
,
<date box="[629,814,413,440]" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" value="1995-12">
<collectingDate box="[629,814,413,440]" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" value="1995-12">December 1995</collectingDate>
</date>
</materialsCitation>
;
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<collectingCounty box="[827,856,413,439]" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Ex</collectingCounty>
<taxonomicName authority=": From" authorityName=": From" box="[861,1089,413,439]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Sillaginidae" genus="Sillago" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bassensis">
<emphasis box="[861,1017,413,439]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Sillago bassensis</emphasis>
: From
</taxonomicName>
<collectingRegion box="[166,354,448,475]" country="Australia" name="Western Australia" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Western Australia</collectingRegion>
: 3
<collectingMunicipality box="[384,559,448,474]" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">
Off
<location LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:A07987858529562E4F30DF10FBE0FC73:2D0F6048852856224EE5D8D3FDCFFE6E" box="[428,559,448,474]" county="Ex" municipality="Off North Mole" name="North Mole" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" stateProvince="Western Australia">North Mole</location>
</collectingMunicipality>
,
<location LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:A07987858529562E4F30DF10FBE0FC73:2D0F6048852856224D70D8D3FD46FE6E" box="[569,678,448,474]" county="Ex" municipality="Off North Mole" name="Fremantle" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" stateProvince="Western Australia">Fremantle</location>
,
<date box="[688,864,448,474]" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" value="1994-12">
<collectingDate box="[688,864,448,474]" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" value="1994-12">December 1994</collectingDate>
</date>
</materialsCitation>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="5.[121,1089,166,616]" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">
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Type-material:
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:
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<specimenCode box="[459,569,483,509]" collectionCode="QM" country="Australia" lsid="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:35019" name="Queensland Museum" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" type="Museum">G223130</specimenCode>
,
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:
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, G
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</date>
- G
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<collectingDate box="[187,277,518,545]" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" value="75-03-23">230375</collectingDate>
</date>
</materialsCitation>
;
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urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:
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Description (
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)
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Based on 16 mature and
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unflattened, whole-mount specimens and 1 set each of serial sagittal sections from
<taxonomicName authorityName=": From" box="[456,693,694,720]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Sillaginidae" genus="Sillaginodes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="punctatus">
<emphasis box="[456,693,694,720]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Sillaginodes punctatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Measurements of worms from
<taxonomicName authorityName=": From" class="Actinopterygii" family="Sillaginidae" genus="Sillago" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bassensis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Sillago bassensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName authorityName=": From Moreton Bay" box="[318,495,730,756]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Apogonidae" genus="Apogon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fasciatus">
<emphasis box="[318,495,730,756]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Apogon fasciatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are given in
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.
</paragraph>
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Measurements are of 10 gravid, unflattened, dorso-ventrally mounted worms from
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<emphasis box="[186,427,800,826]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Sillaginodes punctatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Body elongate, oval, maximum width usually in area of gonads, sometimes in ventral sucker area,
<geoCoordinate box="[585,650,835,862]" degrees="1,345" direction="north" orientation="latitude" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" precision="55" value="1.345">1,345</geoCoordinate>
<geoCoordinate box="[650,727,835,862]" degrees="2,062" direction="west" orientation="longitude" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" precision="55" value="-2.062">-2,062</geoCoordinate>
(1,786) × 366-546 (479); width to length ratio 1:3.1-4.2 (3.7). Oral sucker globular, ventrally subterminal, 124-178 (143) × 132-194 (157). Ventral sucker sub-spherical, in anterior third of body, 184- 267 (221) × 218-311 (256), sucker width ratio 1:1.5-1.7 (1.6). Forebody short, 371- 550 (449) long, 21.8-29.7 (25.3)% of body-length. Prepharynx distinct, short, dorsal to oral sucker. Pharynx subglobular, 65-97 (77) × 78-117 (98); pharynx to oral sucker width ratio 1:1.4-1.7 (1.6). Oesophagus distinct, short. Intestinal bifurcation 48-156 (107) anterior to ventral sucker. Caeca terminate blindly close to posterior extremity.
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="5.[121,1089,659,1671]" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Testes 2, usually contiguous, rarely separate (n=1), tandem, with entire to incised anterior and posterior margins, anterior 137-282 (201) × 155-286 (239), posterior 184-338 (250) × 170-337 (244). Post-testicular region 312-498 (406) long, 19-27.4 (22.9)% body-length. Cirrus-sac clavate, thick walled, overlaps ventral sucker dorsally and extends posteriorly to point anterior to or slightly posterior to posterior margin of ventral sucker, 294-528 (403) × 64-142 (99). Internal seminal vesicle tubular, convoluted, fills most available space in posterior half of cirrus-sac. Pars prostatica distinct, small, surrounded by prostatic cells. Ejaculatory duct long, thick walled. Genital atrium small. Genital pore sinistral to and level with posterior end of oesophagus, anterior to intestinal bifurcation, 200-300 (251) from anterior end, 11.6-18.4 (14.2)% body-length.</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="5.[121,1089,659,1671]" lastBlockId="6.[121,1089,166,545]" lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="29" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Ovary entire, spherical, contiguous with and antero-dextral to anterior testis, 109- 208 (145) × 98-194 (144). Mehlis gland well developed, seen clearly in juvenile worms and sagittal sections, obscured by eggs in gravid whole-mounts, dorsally antero-sinistral and partly anterior to ovary. Canalicular seminal receptacle large, saccular, may be entirely dorsal or sinistral to ovary, overlapping left margin of ovary and anterior margin of anterior testis. Laurers canal present. Eggs oval, operculate, 54-79 (65) × 29-49 (37). Metraterm distinct, well developed, relatively long. Vitelline follicles extend from 176- 282 (229) from anterior extremity, 10.9-15.4 (12.9)% of body-length, to 10-55 (21) from posterior extremity; fields separate ventrally in forebody, confluent dorsally in forebody and post-testicular area; continuous follicle-free zone between ventral sucker and posterior margin of posterior testis, dorsally; follicles lie lateral, ventral and dorsal to caeca; anterior extent usually level with, or slightly anterior to or posterior to posterior margin of pharynx, rarely posterior to posterior limit of oesophagus (n=1).</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="6.[121,1089,166,545]" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Excretory pore dorsally subterminal. Excretory vesicle I-shaped, narrow posterior end surrounded by gland-cells, widens anteriorly and passes to point antero-dorsal to posterior margin of ovary.</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[121,209,594,616]" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Table 1.</emphasis>
Measurements (in µm) of
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from
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(n = 2) and
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<th box="[129,563,674,698]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Host species</th>
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<taxonomicName authorityName=": From" box="[637,745,674,698]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Sillaginidae" genus="Sillago" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bassensis">
<emphasis box="[637,745,674,698]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">S. bassensis</emphasis>
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<th box="[832,1067,674,698]" colspan="3" colspanRight="2" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">
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<td box="[579,639,704,728]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Min.</td>
<td box="[663,723,704,728]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Max</td>
<td box="[744,804,704,728]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Mean</td>
<td box="[832,892,704,728]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Min.</td>
<td box="[920,980,704,728]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Max.</td>
<td box="[1007,1067,704,728]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Mean</td>
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<tr box="[129,1067,734,759]" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">
<th box="[129,563,734,759]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Total length</th>
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<td box="[663,723,734,759]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">2,326</td>
<td box="[744,804,734,759]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">2,265</td>
<td box="[832,892,734,759]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">1,393</td>
<td box="[920,980,734,759]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">1,852</td>
<td box="[1007,1067,734,759]" gridcol="6" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">1,669</td>
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<tr box="[129,1067,765,789]" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">
<th box="[129,563,765,789]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Maximum width</th>
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<td box="[663,723,765,789]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">712</td>
<td box="[744,804,765,789]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">647</td>
<td box="[832,892,765,789]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">368</td>
<td box="[920,980,765,789]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">448</td>
<td box="[1007,1067,765,789]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">413</td>
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<tr box="[129,1067,795,819]" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">
<th box="[129,563,795,819]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Length/width</th>
<td box="[579,639,795,819]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">3.1</td>
<td box="[663,723,795,819]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">4.0</td>
<td box="[744,804,795,819]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">3.5</td>
<td box="[832,892,795,819]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">3.4</td>
<td box="[920,980,795,819]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">4.3</td>
<td box="[1007,1067,795,819]" gridcol="6" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">4.0</td>
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<tr box="[129,1067,825,849]" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">
<th box="[129,563,825,849]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Oral sucker length</th>
<td box="[579,639,825,849]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">159</td>
<td box="[663,723,825,849]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">188</td>
<td box="[744,804,825,849]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">174</td>
<td box="[832,892,825,849]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">122</td>
<td box="[920,980,825,849]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">149</td>
<td box="[1007,1067,825,849]" gridcol="6" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">132</td>
</tr>
<tr box="[129,1067,855,880]" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">
<th box="[129,563,855,880]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Oral sucker width (OSW)</th>
<td box="[579,639,855,880]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">177</td>
<td box="[663,723,855,880]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">196</td>
<td box="[744,804,855,880]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">187</td>
<td box="[832,892,855,880]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">135</td>
<td box="[920,980,855,880]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">147</td>
<td box="[1007,1067,855,880]" gridcol="6" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">144</td>
</tr>
<tr box="[129,1067,886,910]" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">
<th box="[129,563,886,910]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Pharynx length</th>
<td box="[579,639,886,910]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">87</td>
<td box="[663,723,886,910]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">101</td>
<td box="[744,804,886,910]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">94</td>
<td box="[832,892,886,910]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">64</td>
<td box="[920,980,886,910]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">83</td>
<td box="[1007,1067,886,910]" gridcol="6" gridrow="7" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">71</td>
</tr>
<tr box="[129,1067,916,940]" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">
<th box="[129,563,916,940]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Pharynx width</th>
<td box="[579,639,916,940]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">116</td>
<td box="[663,723,916,940]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">127</td>
<td box="[744,804,916,940]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">122</td>
<td box="[832,892,916,940]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">81</td>
<td box="[920,980,916,940]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">102</td>
<td box="[1007,1067,916,940]" gridcol="6" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">92</td>
</tr>
<tr box="[129,1067,946,970]" gridrow="9" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">
<th box="[129,563,946,970]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">OSW/pharynx width</th>
<td box="[579,639,946,970]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">1.5</td>
<td box="[663,723,946,970]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">1.5</td>
<td box="[744,804,946,970]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">1.5</td>
<td box="[832,892,946,970]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">1.4</td>
<td box="[920,980,946,970]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">1.7</td>
<td box="[1007,1067,946,970]" gridcol="6" gridrow="9" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">1.6</td>
</tr>
<tr box="[129,1067,976,1001]" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">
<th box="[129,563,976,1001]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Ovary length</th>
<td box="[579,639,976,1001]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">201</td>
<td box="[663,723,976,1001]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">227</td>
<td box="[744,804,976,1001]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">214</td>
<td box="[832,892,976,1001]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">117</td>
<td box="[920,980,976,1001]" gridcol="5" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">162</td>
<td box="[1007,1067,976,1001]" gridcol="6" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">144</td>
</tr>
<tr box="[129,1067,1007,1031]" gridrow="11" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">
<th box="[129,563,1007,1031]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Ovary width</th>
<td box="[579,639,1007,1031]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">171</td>
<td box="[663,723,1007,1031]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">182</td>
<td box="[744,804,1007,1031]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">177</td>
<td box="[832,892,1007,1031]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">117</td>
<td box="[920,980,1007,1031]" gridcol="5" gridrow="11" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">160</td>
<td box="[1007,1067,1007,1031]" gridcol="6" gridrow="11" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">145</td>
</tr>
<tr box="[129,1067,1037,1061]" gridrow="12" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">
<th box="[129,563,1037,1061]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Anterior testis length</th>
<td box="[579,639,1037,1061]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">243</td>
<td box="[663,723,1037,1061]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">284</td>
<td box="[744,804,1037,1061]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">264</td>
<td box="[832,892,1037,1061]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">134</td>
<td box="[920,980,1037,1061]" gridcol="5" gridrow="12" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">205</td>
<td box="[1007,1067,1037,1061]" gridcol="6" gridrow="12" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">173</td>
</tr>
<tr box="[129,1067,1067,1091]" gridrow="13" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">
<th box="[129,563,1067,1091]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Anterior testis width</th>
<td box="[579,639,1067,1091]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">272</td>
<td box="[663,723,1067,1091]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">292</td>
<td box="[744,804,1067,1091]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">282</td>
<td box="[832,892,1067,1091]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">147</td>
<td box="[920,980,1067,1091]" gridcol="5" gridrow="13" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">230</td>
<td box="[1007,1067,1067,1091]" gridcol="6" gridrow="13" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">194</td>
</tr>
<tr box="[129,1067,1097,1122]" gridrow="14" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">
<th box="[129,563,1097,1122]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Posterior testis length</th>
<td box="[579,639,1097,1122]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">339</td>
<td box="[663,723,1097,1122]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">353</td>
<td box="[744,804,1097,1122]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">346</td>
<td box="[832,892,1097,1122]" gridcol="4" gridrow="14" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">147</td>
<td box="[920,980,1097,1122]" gridcol="5" gridrow="14" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">234</td>
<td box="[1007,1067,1097,1122]" gridcol="6" gridrow="14" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">209</td>
</tr>
<tr box="[129,1067,1128,1152]" gridrow="15" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">
<th box="[129,563,1128,1152]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Posterior testis width</th>
<td box="[579,639,1128,1152]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">252</td>
<td box="[663,723,1128,1152]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">265</td>
<td box="[744,804,1128,1152]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">259</td>
<td box="[832,892,1128,1152]" gridcol="4" gridrow="15" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">128</td>
<td box="[920,980,1128,1152]" gridcol="5" gridrow="15" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">237</td>
<td box="[1007,1067,1128,1152]" gridcol="6" gridrow="15" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">190</td>
</tr>
<tr box="[129,1067,1158,1182]" gridrow="16" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">
<th box="[129,563,1158,1182]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Forebody-length (FBL)</th>
<td box="[579,639,1158,1182]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">433</td>
<td box="[663,723,1158,1182]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">475</td>
<td box="[744,804,1158,1182]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">454</td>
<td box="[832,892,1158,1182]" gridcol="4" gridrow="16" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">320</td>
<td box="[920,980,1158,1182]" gridcol="5" gridrow="16" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">441</td>
<td box="[1007,1067,1158,1182]" gridcol="6" gridrow="16" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">385</td>
</tr>
<tr box="[129,1067,1188,1212]" gridrow="17" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">
<th box="[129,563,1188,1212]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">FBL as % of body-length</th>
<td box="[579,639,1188,1212]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">18.6</td>
<td box="[663,723,1188,1212]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">21.6</td>
<td box="[744,804,1188,1212]" gridcol="3" gridrow="17" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">20.1</td>
<td box="[832,892,1188,1212]" gridcol="4" gridrow="17" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">20.9</td>
<td box="[920,980,1188,1212]" gridcol="5" gridrow="17" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">25.8</td>
<td box="[1007,1067,1188,1212]" gridcol="6" gridrow="17" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">23.1</td>
</tr>
<tr box="[129,1067,1218,1243]" gridrow="18" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">
<th box="[129,563,1218,1243]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Ventral sucker length</th>
<td box="[579,639,1218,1243]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">251</td>
<td box="[663,723,1218,1243]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">270</td>
<td box="[744,804,1218,1243]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">261</td>
<td box="[832,892,1218,1243]" gridcol="4" gridrow="18" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">203</td>
<td box="[920,980,1218,1243]" gridcol="5" gridrow="18" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">224</td>
<td box="[1007,1067,1218,1243]" gridcol="6" gridrow="18" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">214</td>
</tr>
<tr box="[129,1067,1248,1273]" gridrow="19" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">
<th box="[129,563,1248,1273]" gridcol="0" gridrow="19" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Ventral sucker width (VSW)</th>
<td box="[579,639,1248,1273]" gridcol="1" gridrow="19" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">284</td>
<td box="[663,723,1248,1273]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">331</td>
<td box="[744,804,1248,1273]" gridcol="3" gridrow="19" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">308</td>
<td box="[832,892,1248,1273]" gridcol="4" gridrow="19" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">225</td>
<td box="[920,980,1248,1273]" gridcol="5" gridrow="19" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">262</td>
<td box="[1007,1067,1248,1273]" gridcol="6" gridrow="19" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">244</td>
</tr>
<tr box="[129,1067,1279,1303]" gridrow="20" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">
<th box="[129,563,1279,1303]" gridcol="0" gridrow="20" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">VSW/OSW</th>
<td box="[579,639,1279,1303]" gridcol="1" gridrow="20" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">1.6</td>
<td box="[663,723,1279,1303]" gridcol="2" gridrow="20" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">1.7</td>
<td box="[744,804,1279,1303]" gridcol="3" gridrow="20" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">1.6</td>
<td box="[832,892,1279,1303]" gridcol="4" gridrow="20" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">1.6</td>
<td box="[920,980,1279,1303]" gridcol="5" gridrow="20" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">1.8</td>
<td box="[1007,1067,1279,1303]" gridcol="6" gridrow="20" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">1.7</td>
</tr>
<tr box="[129,1067,1309,1333]" gridrow="21" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">
<th box="[129,563,1309,1333]" gridcol="0" gridrow="21" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Anterior extremity to genital pore (AEGP)</th>
<td box="[579,639,1309,1333]" gridcol="1" gridrow="21" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">258</td>
<td box="[663,723,1309,1333]" gridcol="2" gridrow="21" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">277</td>
<td box="[744,804,1309,1333]" gridcol="3" gridrow="21" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">268</td>
<td box="[832,892,1309,1333]" gridcol="4" gridrow="21" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">188</td>
<td box="[920,980,1309,1333]" gridcol="5" gridrow="21" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">246</td>
<td box="[1007,1067,1309,1333]" gridcol="6" gridrow="21" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">223</td>
</tr>
<tr box="[129,1067,1339,1363]" gridrow="22" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">
<th box="[129,563,1339,1363]" gridcol="0" gridrow="22" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">AEGP as % body-length</th>
<td box="[579,639,1339,1363]" gridcol="1" gridrow="22" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">11.1</td>
<td box="[663,723,1339,1363]" gridcol="2" gridrow="22" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">12.6</td>
<td box="[744,804,1339,1363]" gridcol="3" gridrow="22" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">11.8</td>
<td box="[832,892,1339,1363]" gridcol="4" gridrow="22" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">12.5</td>
<td box="[920,980,1339,1363]" gridcol="5" gridrow="22" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">15.8</td>
<td box="[1007,1067,1339,1363]" gridcol="6" gridrow="22" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">13.4</td>
</tr>
<tr box="[129,1067,1369,1394]" gridrow="23" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">
<th box="[129,563,1369,1394]" gridcol="0" gridrow="23" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Cirrus-sac length</th>
<td box="[579,639,1369,1394]" gridcol="1" gridrow="23" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">518</td>
<td box="[663,723,1369,1394]" gridcol="2" gridrow="23" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">518</td>
<td box="[744,804,1369,1394]" gridcol="3" gridrow="23" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">518</td>
<td box="[832,892,1369,1394]" gridcol="4" gridrow="23" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">285</td>
<td box="[920,980,1369,1394]" gridcol="5" gridrow="23" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">415</td>
<td box="[1007,1067,1369,1394]" gridcol="6" gridrow="23" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">352</td>
</tr>
<tr box="[129,1067,1400,1424]" gridrow="24" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">
<th box="[129,563,1400,1424]" gridcol="0" gridrow="24" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Cirrus-sac width</th>
<td box="[579,639,1400,1424]" gridcol="1" gridrow="24" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">176</td>
<td box="[663,723,1400,1424]" gridcol="2" gridrow="24" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">176</td>
<td box="[744,804,1400,1424]" gridcol="3" gridrow="24" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">176</td>
<td box="[832,892,1400,1424]" gridcol="4" gridrow="24" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">71</td>
<td box="[920,980,1400,1424]" gridcol="5" gridrow="24" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">110</td>
<td box="[1007,1067,1400,1424]" gridcol="6" gridrow="24" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">90</td>
</tr>
<tr box="[129,1067,1430,1454]" gridrow="25" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">
<th box="[129,563,1430,1454]" gridcol="0" gridrow="25" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Intestinal bifurcation to ventral sucker</th>
<td box="[579,639,1430,1454]" gridcol="1" gridrow="25" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">103</td>
<td box="[663,723,1430,1454]" gridcol="2" gridrow="25" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">117</td>
<td box="[744,804,1430,1454]" gridcol="3" gridrow="25" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">110</td>
<td box="[832,892,1430,1454]" gridcol="4" gridrow="25" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">32</td>
<td box="[920,980,1430,1454]" gridcol="5" gridrow="25" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">91</td>
<td box="[1007,1067,1430,1454]" gridcol="6" gridrow="25" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">64</td>
</tr>
<tr box="[129,1067,1461,1486]" gridrow="26" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">
<th box="[129,563,1461,1486]" gridcol="0" gridrow="26" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Post-testicular region (PTR)</th>
<td box="[579,639,1461,1486]" gridcol="1" gridrow="26" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">501</td>
<td box="[663,723,1461,1486]" gridcol="2" gridrow="26" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">632</td>
<td box="[744,804,1461,1486]" gridcol="3" gridrow="26" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">567</td>
<td box="[832,892,1461,1486]" gridcol="4" gridrow="26" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">333</td>
<td box="[920,980,1461,1486]" gridcol="5" gridrow="26" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">525</td>
<td box="[1007,1067,1461,1486]" gridcol="6" gridrow="26" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">426</td>
</tr>
<tr box="[129,1067,1492,1516]" gridrow="27" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">
<th box="[129,563,1492,1516]" gridcol="0" gridrow="27" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">PTR as % of body-length</th>
<td box="[579,639,1492,1516]" gridcol="1" gridrow="27" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">22.7</td>
<td box="[663,723,1492,1516]" gridcol="2" gridrow="27" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">27.2</td>
<td box="[744,804,1492,1516]" gridcol="3" gridrow="27" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">25.0</td>
<td box="[832,892,1492,1516]" gridcol="4" gridrow="27" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">20.4</td>
<td box="[920,980,1492,1516]" gridcol="5" gridrow="27" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">28.3</td>
<td box="[1007,1067,1492,1516]" gridcol="6" gridrow="27" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">25.5</td>
</tr>
<tr box="[129,1067,1522,1546]" gridrow="28" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">
<th box="[129,563,1522,1546]" gridcol="0" gridrow="28" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Anterior extremity to vitellarium (AEV)</th>
<td box="[579,639,1522,1546]" gridcol="1" gridrow="28" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">276</td>
<td box="[663,723,1522,1546]" gridcol="2" gridrow="28" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">317</td>
<td box="[744,804,1522,1546]" gridcol="3" gridrow="28" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">297</td>
<td box="[832,892,1522,1546]" gridcol="4" gridrow="28" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">230</td>
<td box="[920,980,1522,1546]" gridcol="5" gridrow="28" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">307</td>
<td box="[1007,1067,1522,1546]" gridcol="6" gridrow="28" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">263</td>
</tr>
<tr box="[129,1067,1552,1576]" gridrow="29" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">
<th box="[129,563,1552,1576]" gridcol="0" gridrow="29" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">AEV as % of body-length</th>
<td box="[579,639,1552,1576]" gridcol="1" gridrow="29" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">11.9</td>
<td box="[663,723,1552,1576]" gridcol="2" gridrow="29" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">14.4</td>
<td box="[744,804,1552,1576]" gridcol="3" gridrow="29" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">13.1</td>
<td box="[832,892,1552,1576]" gridcol="4" gridrow="29" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">13.4</td>
<td box="[920,980,1552,1576]" gridcol="5" gridrow="29" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">20.7</td>
<td box="[1007,1067,1552,1576]" gridcol="6" gridrow="29" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">15.9</td>
</tr>
<tr box="[129,1067,1582,1607]" gridrow="30" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">
<th box="[129,563,1582,1607]" gridcol="0" gridrow="30" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Posterior extremity to vitellarium</th>
<td box="[579,639,1582,1607]" gridcol="1" gridrow="30" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">13</td>
<td box="[663,723,1582,1607]" gridcol="2" gridrow="30" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">19</td>
<td box="[744,804,1582,1607]" gridcol="3" gridrow="30" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">16</td>
<td box="[832,892,1582,1607]" gridcol="4" gridrow="30" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">13</td>
<td box="[920,980,1582,1607]" gridcol="5" gridrow="30" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">58</td>
<td box="[1007,1067,1582,1607]" gridcol="6" gridrow="30" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">25</td>
</tr>
<tr box="[129,1067,1613,1637]" gridrow="31" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">
<th box="[129,563,1613,1637]" gridcol="0" gridrow="31" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Eggs</th>
<td box="[579,804,1613,1637]" colspan="3" colspanRight="2" gridcol="1" gridrow="31" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">62-76 (69) ×37-48</td>
<td box="[832,1067,1613,1637]" colspan="3" colspanRight="2" gridcol="4" gridrow="31" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">58-72 (64) × 32-45</td>
</tr>
<tr box="[129,1067,1645,1669]" gridrow="32" pageId="6" pageNumber="29" rowspan-0="1">
<td box="[579,804,1645,1669]" colspan="3" colspanRight="2" gridcol="1" gridrow="32" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">(42), n=11</td>
<td box="[832,1067,1645,1669]" colspan="3" colspanRight="2" gridcol="4" gridrow="32" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">(38), n=66</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph box="[435,448,678,700]" pageId="7" pageNumber="30">3</paragraph>
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<paragraph blockId="7.[121,590,952,1070]" pageId="7" pageNumber="30">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[121,214,952,974]" pageId="7" pageNumber="30">Figs 1-3.</emphasis>
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<emphasis box="[221,393,952,974]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="30">Macvicaria shotteri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel box="[401,453,953,974]" pageId="7" pageNumber="30" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
ex
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="30">Apogon fasciatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. 1. Whole-mount ventral view. 2. Terminal genitalia. 3. Dorsal distribution of vitelline follicles.
<emphasis box="[166,252,1048,1069]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="30">Scale bars</emphasis>
: 1,
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;
<quantity box="[397,497,1049,1070]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.1" pageId="7" pageNumber="30" unit="mm" value="2100.0">2, 100 µm</quantity>
.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph blockId="7.[620,1089,952,1070]" pageId="7" pageNumber="30">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[620,713,952,974]" pageId="7" pageNumber="30">Figs 4-6.</emphasis>
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<emphasis box="[720,892,952,974]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="30">Macvicaria shotteri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel box="[899,952,953,974]" pageId="7" pageNumber="30" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
ex
<taxonomicName authorityName=": From" class="Actinopterygii" family="Sillaginidae" genus="Sillaginodes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="punctatus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="30">Sillaginodes punctatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. 4. Whole-mount ventral view. 5. Terminal genitalia. 6. Dorsal distribution of vitelline follicles.
<emphasis box="[677,763,1048,1069]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="30">Scale bars</emphasis>
: 4,
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;
<quantity box="[908,1008,1048,1070]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.1" pageId="7" pageNumber="30" unit="mm" value="5100.0">5, 100 µm</quantity>
.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection box="[166,858,1117,1143]" pageId="7" pageNumber="30" type="etymology">
<paragraph blockId="7.[121,1089,1117,1671]" box="[166,858,1117,1143]" pageId="7" pageNumber="30">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[166,300,1117,1143]" pageId="7" pageNumber="30">
<emphasis box="[166,295,1117,1143]" inLineHeading="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="30" reason="1">Etymology</emphasis>
:
</emphasis>
This species is named for Professor R. A. Shotter.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection lastPageId="9" lastPageNumber="32" pageId="7" pageNumber="30" type="discussion">
<paragraph blockId="7.[121,1089,1117,1671]" pageId="7" pageNumber="30">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[166,302,1152,1178]" pageId="7" pageNumber="30">
<emphasis box="[166,297,1152,1178]" inLineHeading="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="30" reason="1">Comments</emphasis>
:
</emphasis>
The specimens of
<taxonomicName authorityName="Aken'Ova &amp; Cribb &amp; Bray" authorityYear="2008" box="[509,716,1152,1178]" class="Trematoda" family="Opecoelidae" genus="Macvicaria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Plagiorchiida" pageId="7" pageNumber="30" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="shotteri">
<emphasis box="[509,716,1152,1178]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="30">Macvicaria shotteri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from
<taxonomicName authorityName=": From" box="[785,953,1152,1178]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Sillaginidae" genus="Sillago" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bassensis">
<emphasis box="[785,953,1152,1178]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="30">Sillago bassensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName authorityName=": From Moreton Bay" class="Actinopterygii" family="Apogonidae" genus="Apogon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fasciatus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="30">Apogon fasciatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are similar to those from
<taxonomicName authorityName=": From" box="[503,741,1187,1213]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Sillaginidae" genus="Sillaginodes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="punctatus">
<emphasis box="[503,741,1187,1213]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="30">Sillaginodes punctatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
except in a few morphological details which we do not consider to be of taxonomic importance, since most of the measurable features are comparable. The largest worms, the two from
<taxonomicName authorityName=": From" box="[911,1081,1258,1284]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Sillaginidae" genus="Sillago" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bassensis">
<emphasis box="[911,1081,1258,1284]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="30">Sillago bassensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, had the largest eggs, whereas the eggs in the worms from
<taxonomicName authorityName=": From" box="[796,1036,1293,1319]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Sillaginidae" genus="Sillaginodes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="punctatus">
<emphasis box="[796,1036,1293,1319]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="30">Sillaginodes punctatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName authorityName=": From Moreton Bay" box="[121,300,1328,1354]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Apogonidae" genus="Apogon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fasciatus">
<emphasis box="[121,300,1328,1354]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="30">Apogon fasciatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
were similar in size. The worms from
<taxonomicName authorityName=": From" box="[751,991,1328,1354]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Sillaginidae" genus="Sillaginodes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="punctatus">
<emphasis box="[751,991,1328,1354]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="30">Sillaginodes punctatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
had the longest forebody, 21.8-29.7 (25.3) % of the body-length compared with 20.9-25.8 (23.1)% and 18.6-21.6 (20.1)% of the body-length in the worms from
<taxonomicName authorityName=": From" box="[920,1088,1398,1424]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Sillaginidae" genus="Sillago" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bassensis">
<emphasis box="[920,1088,1398,1424]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="30">Sillago bassensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and those from
<taxonomicName authorityName=": From Moreton Bay" box="[309,434,1434,1460]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Apogonidae" genus="Apogon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fasciatus">
<emphasis box="[309,434,1434,1460]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="30">A. fasciatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
respectively. The testes are usually contiguous in worms from all three hosts except in two worms, one each from
<taxonomicName authorityName=": From" box="[768,1006,1469,1495]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Sillaginidae" genus="Sillaginodes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="punctatus">
<emphasis box="[768,1006,1469,1495]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="30">Sillaginodes punctatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName authorityName=": From Moreton Bay" class="Actinopterygii" family="Apogonidae" genus="Apogon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fasciatus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="30">A. fasciatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in which the testes are separate.
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observed that larger specimens of
<taxonomicName authorityName="Bray" authorityYear="1985" box="[121,247,1539,1565]" class="Trematoda" family="Opecoelidae" genus="Macvicaria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Plagiorchiida" pageId="7" pageNumber="30" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="taksengi">
<emphasis box="[121,247,1539,1565]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="30">M. taksengi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
had larger eggs than the smaller specimens. This may also be the case in
<taxonomicName authorityName="Aken'Ova &amp; Cribb &amp; Bray" authorityYear="2008" class="Trematoda" family="Opecoelidae" genus="Macvicaria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Plagiorchiida" pageId="7" pageNumber="30" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="shotteri">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="30">M. shotteri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, since the largest eggs were in the largest worms from
<taxonomicName authorityName=": From" box="[799,968,1574,1600]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Sillaginidae" genus="Sillago" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bassensis">
<emphasis box="[799,968,1574,1600]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="30">Sillago bassensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Although the sharing of this parasite between apogonid and sillaginid hosts is surprising, we can find no morphological basis to interpret these specimens as two different species.
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="8.[121,1089,166,1671]" pageId="8" pageNumber="31">
<taxonomicName authority="Aken'Ova &amp; Cribb &amp; Bray, 2008" authorityName="Aken'Ova &amp; Cribb &amp; Bray" authorityYear="2008" box="[166,375,166,192]" class="Trematoda" family="Opecoelidae" genus="Macvicaria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Plagiorchiida" pageId="8" pageNumber="31" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="shotteri" status="n. sp.">
<emphasis box="[166,375,166,192]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="31">Macvicaria shotteri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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fits into the concept of Group B as outlined above. This species can be distinguished from the other worms in the group as follows:
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="8.[121,1089,166,1671]" pageId="8" pageNumber="31">
<taxonomicName authorityName="Cribb" authorityYear="2005" baseAuthorityName="Shalaby &amp; Hassanine" baseAuthorityYear="1997" box="[166,323,238,263]" class="Trematoda" family="Opecoelidae" genus="Macvicaria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Plagiorchiida" pageId="8" pageNumber="31" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="aegyptensis">
<emphasis box="[166,323,238,263]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="31">M. aegyptensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, according to
<bibRefCitation author="Shalaby &amp; Hassanine" box="[487,818,237,263]" firstAuthor="Shalaby" pageId="8" pageNumber="31" pagination="247 - 259" refId="ref18661" refString="Shalaby IMI, Hassanine RME-S (1997) Cryptacetabulum aegyptensis n. gen. n. sp. (Trematoda, Digenea: Opistholebetidae) from a Red Sea fish; as described by light and scanning electron microscopy. Journal of the Egyptian German Society of Zoology 24: 247 - 259." type="journal article" year="1997">Shalaby &amp; Hassanine (1997)</bibRefCitation>
, is a less elongate worm with a width to length ratio of 1:2.2-2.8, a longer forebody, (33% of body-length), a larger ventral sucker with sucker-width ratio of (1:2), and a genital pore at about 21% of the body-length from the anterior end.
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="8.[121,1089,166,1671]" pageId="8" pageNumber="31">
<taxonomicName authorityName="Bartoli, Bray &amp; Gibson" authorityYear="1989" baseAuthorityName="Linton" baseAuthorityYear="1910" box="[166,306,378,404]" class="Trematoda" family="Opecoelidae" genus="Macvicaria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Plagiorchiida" pageId="8" pageNumber="31" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="crassigula">
<emphasis box="[166,306,378,404]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="31">M. crassigula</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, according to
<bibRefCitation author="Bartoli" box="[463,684,378,404]" etAl="et al." firstAuthor="Bartoli" pageId="8" pageNumber="31" pagination="167 - 192" refId="ref17642" refString="Bartoli P, Bray RA, Gibson DI (1989) The Opecoelidae (Digenea) of sparid fishes of the Western Mediterranean. III. Macvicaria Gibson and Bray, 1982. Systematic Parasitology 13: 167 - 192." type="journal article" year="1989">
Bartoli
<emphasis box="[546,590,378,404]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="31">et al</emphasis>
. (1989)
</bibRefCitation>
, is a less elongate worm with a width to length ratio of 1:2.1 [2.44], it has a longer forebody (32% [40%] of body-length), a longer post-testicular space (27% of body-length), a slightly larger oral sucker with a sucker-width ratio of 1:1.27-1.40 [1.28], and a genital pore which is more posteriorly situated than in
<taxonomicName authority="Aken'Ova &amp; Cribb &amp; Bray, 2008" authorityName="Aken'Ova &amp; Cribb &amp; Bray" authorityYear="2008" box="[305,423,518,544]" class="Trematoda" family="Opecoelidae" genus="Macvicaria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Plagiorchiida" pageId="8" pageNumber="31" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="shotteri" status="n. sp.">
<emphasis box="[305,423,518,544]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="31">M. shotteri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel box="[431,494,519,545]" pageId="8" pageNumber="31" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, at 26% of body-length from the anterior extremity.
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="8.[121,1089,166,1671]" pageId="8" pageNumber="31">
<taxonomicName authorityName="Bray" authorityYear="1985" baseAuthorityName="Nagaty &amp; Abdel Aal" baseAuthorityYear="1969" box="[166,326,554,580]" class="Trematoda" family="Opecoelidae" genus="Macvicaria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Plagiorchiida" pageId="8" pageNumber="31" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="chrysophrys">
<emphasis box="[166,326,554,580]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="31">M. chrysophrys</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, according to Nagaty &amp; Abdel-Aal (1969) and
<bibRefCitation author="Hassanine &amp; Gibson" firstAuthor="Hassanine" pageId="8" pageNumber="31" pagination="199 - 207" refId="ref18274" refString="Hassanine RME-S, Gibson DI (2005) Trematodes from Red Sea fishes: Neohypocreadium aegyptense n. sp. (Lepocreadiidae), Fairfaxia cribbi n. sp. and Macvicaria chrysophrys (Nagaty &amp; Abdel-Aal, 1969) (Opecoelidae). Systematic Parasitology 62: 199 - 207." type="journal article" year="2005">Hassanine &amp; Gibson (2005)</bibRefCitation>
, is a less elongate species with a width to length ratio of 1:2.3 [2.7-2.9]; it has a longer forebody (39 [31-43]% of the body-length); a shorter post-testicular area (17% of body-length) and larger eggs (80 × 50 [6478 × 3548 (71 × 42)].
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="8.[121,1089,166,1671]" pageId="8" pageNumber="31">
<taxonomicName authorityName="Bray" authorityYear="1990" baseAuthorityName="Madhavi" baseAuthorityYear="1975" box="[166,311,694,720]" class="Trematoda" family="Opecoelidae" genus="Macvicaria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Plagiorchiida" pageId="8" pageNumber="31" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="cynoglossi">
<emphasis box="[166,311,694,720]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="31">M. cynoglossi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, according to
<bibRefCitation author="Madhavi" box="[483,673,694,721]" firstAuthor="Madhavi" pageId="8" pageNumber="31" pagination="153 - 164" refId="ref18391" refString="Madhavi R (1975) Digenetic trematodes from marine fishes of Waltair Coast, Bay of Bengal. Family Opecoelidae. Rivista di Parassitologia 36: 153 - 164." type="journal article" year="1975">Madhavi (1975)</bibRefCitation>
, is relatively narrower with a width to length ratio of 1:4.17-4.59, with a longer forebody at 32-33% of the body-length, a generally greater sucker ratio at 1:1.6-2.0, lobed, oblique testes and a subterminal excretory pore (at the level of the caecal ends in the illustration).
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="8.[121,1089,166,1671]" pageId="8" pageNumber="31">
<taxonomicName authorityName="Aken'Ova &amp; Cribb &amp; Bray" authorityYear="2008" baseAuthorityName="Manter" baseAuthorityYear="1954" box="[166,327,835,861]" class="Trematoda" family="Opecoelidae" genus="Macvicaria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Plagiorchiida" pageId="8" pageNumber="31" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="dactylopagri">
<emphasis box="[166,327,835,861]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="31">M. dactylopagri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, according to
<bibRefCitation author="Manter" box="[476,638,835,862]" firstAuthor="Manter" pageId="8" pageNumber="31" pagination="475 - 568" refId="ref18449" refString="Manter HW (1954) Some digenetic trematodes from fishes of New Zealand. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 82: 475 - 568." type="journal article" year="1954">Manter (1954)</bibRefCitation>
, is clearly differentiated from
<taxonomicName authority="Aken'Ova &amp; Cribb &amp; Bray, 2008" authorityName="Aken'Ova &amp; Cribb &amp; Bray" authorityYear="2008" box="[950,1061,835,861]" class="Trematoda" family="Opecoelidae" genus="Macvicaria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Plagiorchiida" pageId="8" pageNumber="31" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="shotteri" status="n. sp.">
<emphasis box="[950,1061,835,861]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="31">M. shotteri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel pageId="8" pageNumber="31" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
by the anterior extent of the vitellarium which reaches to the oral sucker or pharynx.
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="8.[121,1089,166,1671]" pageId="8" pageNumber="31">
<taxonomicName authorityName="Bartoli, Bray &amp; Gibson" authorityYear="1989" baseAuthorityName="Stossich" baseAuthorityYear="1905" box="[166,267,906,932]" class="Trematoda" family="Opecoelidae" genus="Macvicaria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Plagiorchiida" pageId="8" pageNumber="31" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="dubia">
<emphasis box="[166,267,906,932]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="31">M. dubia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, according to
<bibRefCitation author="Bartoli" box="[426,644,906,932]" etAl="et al." firstAuthor="Bartoli" pageId="8" pageNumber="31" pagination="167 - 192" refId="ref17642" refString="Bartoli P, Bray RA, Gibson DI (1989) The Opecoelidae (Digenea) of sparid fishes of the Western Mediterranean. III. Macvicaria Gibson and Bray, 1982. Systematic Parasitology 13: 167 - 192." type="journal article" year="1989">
Bartoli
<emphasis box="[508,553,906,932]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="31">et al</emphasis>
. (1989)
</bibRefCitation>
, is a less elongate worm with a width to length ratio of 1:2.1, a longer forebody and a shorter post-testicular area of 40% and 14% of the body-length, respectively, it has larger eggs, 71-85 × 33-43 (79 × 39), and a genital pore which is more posteriorly situated, at 29% of the body-length from anterior extremity.
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="8.[121,1089,166,1671]" pageId="8" pageNumber="31">
<taxonomicName authorityName="Aken'Ova &amp; Cribb &amp; Bray" authorityYear="2008" baseAuthorityName="Wang, Wang &amp; Zhang" baseAuthorityYear="1992" box="[166,377,1046,1072]" class="Trematoda" family="Opecoelidae" genus="Macvicaria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Plagiorchiida" pageId="8" pageNumber="31" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="eleuthoronemae">
<emphasis box="[166,377,1046,1072]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="31">M. eleuthoronemae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, according to
<bibRefCitation author="Wang" box="[548,772,1046,1073]" etAl="et al." firstAuthor="Wang" pageId="8" pageNumber="31" pagination="67 - 89" refId="ref18752" refString="Wang Y-Y, Wang P-Q, Zhang W-H (1992) Opecoelid trematodes of marine fishes from Fujian Province. Wuyi Science Journal 9: 67 - 89 (In Chinese)." type="journal article" year="1992">
Wang
<emphasis box="[625,682,1046,1072]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="31">et al.</emphasis>
(1992)
</bibRefCitation>
, differs from
<taxonomicName authority="Aken'Ova &amp; Cribb &amp; Bray, 2008" authorityName="Aken'Ova &amp; Cribb &amp; Bray" authorityYear="2008" box="[933,1055,1046,1072]" class="Trematoda" family="Opecoelidae" genus="Macvicaria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Plagiorchiida" pageId="8" pageNumber="31" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="shotteri" status="n. sp.">
<emphasis box="[933,1055,1046,1072]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="31">M. shotteri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel pageId="8" pageNumber="31" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
in the intestinal bifurcation being in the middle of a long forebody (35% of bodylength), a short post-testicular region (14% of body-length) and all the gonads in the final third of the body.
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="8.[121,1089,166,1671]" pageId="8" pageNumber="31">
<taxonomicName authorityName="Aken'Ova &amp; Cribb &amp; Bray" authorityYear="2008" baseAuthorityName="Qiu &amp; Li in Shen &amp; Qiu" baseAuthorityYear="1995" box="[166,354,1187,1213]" class="Trematoda" family="Opecoelidae" genus="Macvicaria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Plagiorchiida" pageId="8" pageNumber="31" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="hunghuaensis">
<emphasis box="[166,354,1187,1213]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="31">M. hunghuaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, according to Shen &amp; Qiu (1995), is a squat worm (width to length ratio of 1:2.1-3.0 (1:
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illustration)). The cirrus-sac is confined to the forebody and the vitelline fields are widely separated.
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="8.[121,1089,166,1671]" pageId="8" pageNumber="31">
<taxonomicName authorityName="Bijukumar" authorityYear="1997" baseAuthorityName="Hafeezullah" baseAuthorityYear="1971" box="[166,323,1293,1319]" class="Trematoda" family="Opecoelidae" genus="Macvicaria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Plagiorchiida" pageId="8" pageNumber="31" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="longicauda">
<emphasis box="[166,323,1293,1319]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="31">M. longicauda</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, according to
<bibRefCitation author="Hafeezullah" box="[481,701,1293,1319]" firstAuthor="Hafeezullah" pageId="8" pageNumber="31" pagination="321 - 329" refId="ref18254" refString="Hafeezullah M (1971) Opecoelid trematodes of marine fishes of India. Parasitology 62: 321 - 329." type="journal article" year="1971">Hafeezullah (1971)</bibRefCitation>
, is relatively narrower with a width to length ratio of 1:4.2-4.4, a slightly longer forebody at 29-30% of body-length, a long post-testicular region at 33% of body-length and the cirrus-sac does not reach the ventral sucker.
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="8.[121,1089,166,1671]" pageId="8" pageNumber="31">
<taxonomicName authorityName="Bartoli, Bray &amp; Gibson" authorityYear="1989" box="[166,308,1434,1460]" class="Trematoda" family="Opecoelidae" genus="Macvicaria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Plagiorchiida" pageId="8" pageNumber="31" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="maillardi">
<emphasis box="[166,308,1434,1460]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="31">M. maillardi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, according to
<bibRefCitation author="Bartoli" box="[472,698,1434,1460]" etAl="et al." firstAuthor="Bartoli" pageId="8" pageNumber="31" pagination="167 - 192" refId="ref17642" refString="Bartoli P, Bray RA, Gibson DI (1989) The Opecoelidae (Digenea) of sparid fishes of the Western Mediterranean. III. Macvicaria Gibson and Bray, 1982. Systematic Parasitology 13: 167 - 192." type="journal article" year="1989">
Bartoli
<emphasis box="[557,603,1434,1460]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="31">et al</emphasis>
. (1989)
</bibRefCitation>
, has no distinct oesophagus, it has a smaller ventral sucker and a larger oral sucker shown by a sucker ratio of 1:1.06-1.48 (1.22), it has a longer forebody and shorter post-testicular area measuring 40% and 18% of the body-length, respectively, and a more posteriorly situated genital pore at 29% of the body-length from the anterior extremity.
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="8.[121,1089,166,1671]" lastBlockId="9.[121,1089,166,967]" lastPageId="9" lastPageNumber="32" pageId="8" pageNumber="31">
<taxonomicName authorityName="Bartoli, Gibson &amp; Bray" authorityYear="1993" baseAuthorityName="Stossich" baseAuthorityYear="1885" box="[166,303,1610,1635]" class="Trematoda" family="Opecoelidae" genus="Macvicaria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Plagiorchiida" pageId="8" pageNumber="31" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="mormyri">
<emphasis box="[166,303,1610,1635]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="31">M. mormyri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, according to
<bibRefCitation author="Bartoli" box="[473,707,1610,1636]" etAl="et al." firstAuthor="Bartoli" pageId="8" pageNumber="31" pagination="59 - 67" refId="ref17722" refString="Bartoli P, Gibson DI, Bray RA (1993) The Opecoelidae (Digenea) of sparid fishes of the western Mediterranean. VI. A rediscription of Macvicaria mormyri (Stossich, 1885) n. comb. and a key to the opecoelids from western Mediterranean sparids. Systematic Parasitology 26: 59 - 67." type="journal article" year="1993">
Bartoli
<emphasis box="[561,617,1610,1636]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="31">et al.</emphasis>
(1993)
</bibRefCitation>
, is a less elongate species, with a width to length ratio of 1:2.8, a smaller ventral sucker and larger oral sucker with a sucker width ratio of 1:1.16-1.54 (1.35); it has a longer forebody, 35% of the bodylength, and a genital pore which is more posteriorly situated at 19% of the body-length from anterior extremity.
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="9.[121,1089,166,967]" pageId="9" pageNumber="32">
<taxonomicName authorityName="Bartoli, Bray &amp; Gibson" authorityYear="1989" baseAuthorityName="Molin" baseAuthorityYear="1859" box="[166,288,272,298]" class="Trematoda" family="Opecoelidae" genus="Macvicaria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Plagiorchiida" pageId="9" pageNumber="32" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="obovata">
<emphasis box="[166,288,272,298]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="32">M. obovata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, according to
<bibRefCitation author="Bartoli" box="[445,664,272,299]" etAl="et al." firstAuthor="Bartoli" pageId="9" pageNumber="32" pagination="167 - 192" refId="ref17642" refString="Bartoli P, Bray RA, Gibson DI (1989) The Opecoelidae (Digenea) of sparid fishes of the Western Mediterranean. III. Macvicaria Gibson and Bray, 1982. Systematic Parasitology 13: 167 - 192." type="journal article" year="1989">
Bartoli
<emphasis box="[528,573,272,298]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="32">et al</emphasis>
. (1989)
</bibRefCitation>
, is less elongate with a width to length ratio of 1:2.8, it has a longer forebody (37% of the body-length), and a genital pore which is more posteriorly situated at 23% of the body-length from the anterior extremity.
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="9.[121,1089,166,967]" pageId="9" pageNumber="32">
<taxonomicName authorityName="Zdzitowiecki" authorityYear="1990" box="[166,356,378,404]" class="Trematoda" family="Opecoelidae" genus="Macvicaria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Plagiorchiida" pageId="9" pageNumber="32" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="ophthalmolyci">
<emphasis box="[166,356,378,404]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="32">M. ophthalmolyci</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, according to
<bibRefCitation author="Zdzitowiecki" box="[517,741,378,404]" firstAuthor="Zdzitowiecki" pageId="9" pageNumber="32" pagination="169 - 179" refId="ref18962" refString="Zdzitowiecki K (1990) Antarctic representatives of the genus Macvicaria Gibson and Bray, 1982 (Digenea: Opecoelidae), with description of two new species. Systematic Parasitology 16: 169 - 179." type="journal article" year="1990">Zdzitowiecki (1990</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation author="Zdzitowiecki K" box="[753,815,378,404]" pageId="9" pageNumber="32" pagination="1 - 156" refId="ref18999" refString="Zdzitowiecki K (1997) Antarctic Digenea parasites of fishes. Synopsis of the Antarctic Benthos 8: 1 - 156." type="journal article" year="1997">1997</bibRefCitation>
), has a very large ventral sucker (width ratio 1:2.1-2.7), a very short forebody (about 13% of body-length) and the vitellarium reaches the pharynx.
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="9.[121,1089,166,967]" pageId="9" pageNumber="32">
<taxonomicName authorityName="Bray" authorityYear="1985" box="[166,294,483,509]" class="Trematoda" family="Opecoelidae" genus="Macvicaria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Plagiorchiida" pageId="9" pageNumber="32" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="taksengi">
<emphasis box="[166,294,483,509]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="32">M. taksengi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, according to
<bibRefCitation author="Bray" box="[459,599,483,510]" firstAuthor="Bray" pageId="9" pageNumber="32" pagination="75 - 80" refId="ref17781" refString="Bray RA (1985) Macvicaria taksengi n. sp. (Digenea: Opecoelidae) in marine teleosts from Pinang, Malaysia. Systematic Parasitology 7: 75 - 80." type="journal article" year="1985">Bray (1985)</bibRefCitation>
, is very close
<taxonomicName authorityName="Aken'Ova &amp; Cribb &amp; Bray" authorityYear="2008" box="[756,875,483,509]" class="Trematoda" family="Opecoelidae" genus="Macvicaria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Plagiorchiida" pageId="9" pageNumber="32" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="shotteri">
<emphasis box="[756,875,483,509]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="32">M. shotteri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from which it can be distinguished by its smaller size (590-1,110 × 240-480), its less elongate form with a width to length ratio of 1:2.5, by its ovary which is situated dextrally or overlapping the anterior testis and by the distal expansion of the cirrus-sac.
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="9.[121,1089,166,967]" pageId="9" pageNumber="32">
<taxonomicName authorityName="Bray" authorityYear="1985" baseAuthorityName="Yamaguti" baseAuthorityYear="1938" box="[166,306,624,650]" class="Trematoda" family="Opecoelidae" genus="Macvicaria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Plagiorchiida" pageId="9" pageNumber="32" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="sillagonis">
<emphasis box="[166,306,624,650]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="32">M. sillagonis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, according to
<bibRefCitation author="Yamaguti" box="[474,669,624,650]" firstAuthor="Yamaguti" pageId="9" pageNumber="32" refId="ref18874" refString="Yamaguti S (1938) Studies on the helminth fauna of Japan Part 21. Trematodes of fishes, IV. Kyoto; Satyu Yamaguti, 139 pp." type="book" year="1938">Yamaguti (1938)</bibRefCitation>
, is closest to
<taxonomicName authorityName="Aken'Ova &amp; Cribb &amp; Bray" authorityYear="2008" box="[825,945,624,650]" class="Trematoda" family="Opecoelidae" genus="Macvicaria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Plagiorchiida" pageId="9" pageNumber="32" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="shotteri">
<emphasis box="[825,945,624,650]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="32">M. shotteri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from which it can be distinguished by its less elongate form, with a width to length ratio of 1:2.3, a slightly shorter post-testicular area of 20% of the body-length and a slightly smaller pharynx with a pharynx to oral sucker width ratio of 1:2.0.
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="9.[121,1089,166,967]" pageId="9" pageNumber="32">
The seminal vesicle in the new species is distinctive, in that it is thrown into two or more virtually parallel diagonal slings within the cirrus-sac, a feature not observed in
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<emphasis box="[121,258,835,861]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="32">M. sillagonis</emphasis>
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.
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had commented that the
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and two specimens of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="32">M. sillagonis</emphasis>
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which he examined were so extremely flattened that some of the features of the worms might have been altered; however, we do not think that the alteration will be so much as to unravel the slings of the seminal vesicle, if present in
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<emphasis box="[880,1017,941,967]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="32">M. sillagonis</emphasis>
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