Gigantolina magna
Klaus RohdeIntroduction
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
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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