Two new species of lepocreadiid trematodes of marine fishes from the Taiwan straits, China

Abstract

Two new species of lepocreadiid trematodes are reported from marine fishes from the Taiwan Straits, China: Dip-loproctodaeum spinosits n. sp. from the intestine of Takifugu oblongus (= Fugu oblongus) and Preptetos parapristipomae n. sp. from Parapristipoma trilineatum. Diploproctodaeum spinosus differs from the known species of Diploproctodaeum, with I spine at the base of the ejaculatory duct. Preptetos parapristipoinae is most similar to Preptetos rotto in having an entire ovary but differs from it in the Sucker ratio, distribution of the Uterus, position of the cirrus sac, and locality.