| littorellicola billhawkinsi n. gen., n. sp. (digenea: aporocotylidae) from the myocardial lacunae of florida pompano, trachinotus carolinus (carangidae) in the gulf of mexico; with a comment on the interrelationships and functional morphology of intertrabecular aporocotylids. | littorellicola billhawkinsi n. gen., n. sp. infects the myocardial lacunae of the ventricle and atrium of florida pompano, trachinotus carolinus in the northern gulf of mexico. it differs from other aporocotylid genera by the combination of having a body 10-30× longer than wide, a posterolateral body protuberance, lateral spine rows, an aspinous anterior sucker comprising a slightly muscular rim circumscribing the mouth, asymmetrical posterior ceca 14-20× length of the anterior ceca and lacking ... | 2010 | 20732451 |