| new macroderoides (digenea: macroderoididae) from florida gar with molecular phylogeny of the genus. | abstract macroderoides minutus n. sp. is described based on specimens collected from the florida gar (lepisosteus platyrhincus) from orange lake, alachua county, florida. the new species is the ninth recognized species of macroderoides and is morphologically closest to m. flavus and m. typicus. it differs from both species in having a smaller body, ventral sucker larger than the oral sucker, substantially higher body length to width ratio, fewer and larger eggs, and other characters. comparison ... | 2011 | 21506820 |