| new species of spinuris (monogenea: monocotyladae) from zapteryx exasperata (elasmobranchii: rhinobatidae) from baja california sur, mexico. | monocotylid monogeneans were collected from the gills of 2 rhinobatos productus and 5 zapteryx exasperata in bahia almeja, baja california sur, mexico. all are parasitized by monocotylids of the genus spinuris, 9 specimens of spinuris lophosoma doran on rhinobatos productus (new record) and 27 specimens of spinuris zapterygis n. sp. on z. exasperata. this new species differs from the other species in the genus spinuris by the number of dorsal haptoral sclerites, morphology of hooks, and male cop ... | 1999 | 10461952 |