| phyllodistomum kanae sp. nov. (trematoda: gorgoderidae), a bladder fluke from the ezo salamander hynobius retardatus. | the ezo salamander, hynobius retardatus, is endemic only to hokkaido, the northernmost island of japan. gravid flukes of the family gorgoderidae were discovered from the urinary bladder of h. retardatus. the parasites were identified as a new species named phyllodistomum kanae sp. nov. in the neighboring honshu island another bladder fluke, phyllodistomum patellare, has already been found from the japanese newt. the new species clearly differs from p. patellare in having a spherical ovary and ve ... | 2015 | 25892565 |