| cardicola opisthorchis n. sp. (trematoda: aporocotylidae) from the pacific bluefin tuna, thunnus orientalis (temminck & schlegel, 1844), cultured in japan. | a new aporocotylid blood fluke is described, based on specimens from the ventricle of the pacific bluefin tuna, thunnus orientalis (temminck et schlegel), cultured in wakayama and nagasaki prefectures, japan. the new species is morphologically similar to the members of the genus cardicola short, 1953, but shows distinct differences in the body form, location of the testis and the orientation of the ootype. the body of the new species is long and slender, whereas other cardicola species are small ... | 2011 | 21616163 |
| a new blood fluke of the genus cardicola (trematoda: sanguinicolidae) from pacific bluefin tuna thunnus orientalis (temminck & schlegel, 1844) cultured in japan. | a new sanguinicolid blood fluke, cardicola orientalis n. sp., is described from the afferent branchial artery and heart of pacific bluefin tuna thunnus orientalis (temminck & schlegel) cultured in mie and nagasaki prefectures, japan. the new species is most similar to c. ambrosioi braicovich, etchegoin, timi et sardella, 2006 from the brazilian flathead, percophis brasiliensis quoy & gaimard, but can be differentiated by the position of the female genital pore (in midline or slightly sinistral i ... | 2010 | 19835980 |