| koronacantha mexicana n. gen., n. sp. (acanthocephala: illiosentidae) from marine fishes in chamela bay, jalisco, mexico. | a new species and genus of acanthocephala is described based on specimens found in the intestine of anisotremus interruptus (gill, 1862), haemulon sexfasciatum gill, 1863, haemulon scudderi gill, 1863, pomadasys leuciscus (günther, 1864), and eugerres sp. jordan and evermann, 1927, from the marine waters of chamela bay, jalisco, méxico. koronacantha mexicana n. sp. is characterized by having an elongate proboscis with a heavy cuticle, cuticular body spines, and 8 cement glands, indicating that i ... | 1996 | 8885889 |