| a new species of acanthocotyle monticelli, 1888 (platyhelminthes: monogenea: acanthocotylidae) from the ventral skin of the banded stingaree, urolophus cruciatus (lacépède, 1804), from tasmania, australia. | acanthocotyle urolophi sp. nov. is described from the skin of the banded stingaree, urolophus cruciatus (lacépède, 1804). this is the first acanthocotylid to be described from australian waters. acanthocotyle urolophi sp. nov. is distinguished from other species of acanthocotyle by a combination of the number of vitelline follicles 38 (33-46) and the number of rows 35 (32-37) of sclerites on the pseudohaptor. in addition, acanthocotyle urolophi sp. nov. has no germarial appendix and no uterine " ... | 2016 | 27447227 |