| a review of the arhythmacanthidae (acanthocephala) with a description of heterosentis hirsutus n. sp. from cnidoglanis macrocephala (plotosidae) in australia. | heterosentis hirsutus n. sp. is described from cnidoglanis macrocephala (siluriformes: plotosidae) from the swan estuary, western australia. it is distinguished by having 14 longitudinal rows of 6-7 hooks per row on the proboscis, a trunk armed anteriorly and posteriorly (= genital spines) with minute spines and lemnisci that may extend to the posterior margin of the proboscis receptacle. the new species also has prominent fragmented nuclei in its trunk wall. new information is given for heteros ... | 1999 | 10633499 |