| a new deropristiid species (trematoda: deropristiidae) from the lake sturgeon acipenser fulvescens in wisconsin, and its biogeographical implications. | pristicola bruchi n. sp. (trematoda: deropristiidae) is described from the spiral-valved intestine of the lake sturgeon, acipenser fulvescens, from the wolf river in wisconsin, united states. it differs from the only other species of the genus, pristicola sturionis, a parasite of the european atlantic sturgeon acipenser sturio, in being smaller and in possessing the following characters: a single row of conspicuous peg-like oral spines instead of 2 rows; vitelline follicles that are dorsally con ... | 2009 | 19463039 |
| acipensericola glacialis n. sp. (digenea: aporocotylidae) from heart of lake sturgeon acipenser fulvescens rafinesque (acipenseriformes: acipenseridae) in the great lakes basin, lake winnebago system, usa. | acipensericola glacialis n. sp. infects the heart of lake sturgeon, acipenser fulvescens (rafinesque), in the lake winnebago system and differs from its only congener, acipensericola petersoni bullard, snyder, jensen & overstreet, 2008, by having a dendritic intestine, deeply-lobed testes, a post-ovarian oötype, and a common genital pore that is medial to the dextral caecum. acipensericola petersoni has a non-dendritic intestine, testes that are not deeply lobed, an oötype that is at level of th ... | 2017 | 28887800 |