| dendromonocotyle colorni sp. n. (monogenea: monocotylidae) from the skin of himantura uarnak (dasyatididae) from israel and a new host record for d. octodiscus from the bahamas. | dendromonocotyle colorni sp. n. (monogenea: monocotylidae) is described from the dorsal skin surface of two specimens of himantura uarnak (forsskål) kept at the eilat underwater observatory in israel. dendromonocotyle colorni is distinguished from the other eight species in the genus by the morphology of the terminal papillar sclerite on the haptor, the distal portion of the male copulatory organ and the morphology of the vagina. the development of the male copulatory organ is detailed for d. co ... | 2001 | 11266131 |