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Gigantolina magna

Klaus Rohde
Based on Dubinina 1982
Containing group: Amphilinidea

Introduction

The species has been recorded from the western parts of the Indian Ocean to the Great Barrier Reef. Maximum length is 160 mm, maximum width 15 mm. Its hosts are marine fishes, Plectorhinchus and Diagramma (family Haemulidae). The life cycle has not yet been worked out.

Characteristics

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Figure 1. Anterior end of Gigantolina magna. Redrawn from Dubinina (1982).

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Figure 2. Anterior end of Gigantolina magna with details of terminal part of uterus and frontal glands. Redrawn from Dubinina (1982).

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Figure 3. Posterior end of Gigantolina magna. Note separate vaginal and male pores, deeply lobed ovary consisting of two wings, and large accessory seminal receptacle in addition to seminal receptacle. Redrawn from Dubinina (1982).

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Figure 4. Egg with larva of Gigantolina magna. Note lack of egg stalk. Redrawn from Dubinina (1982).

Other Names for Gigantolina magna

References

Dubinina, M.N. (1982). Parasitic worms of the class Amphilinida (Platyhelminthes). "Nauka", Leningrad (in Russian). (Older references therein).

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Klaus Rohde
University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia

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