Two new species of Syndesmis (Platyhelminthes, Rhabdocoela, Umagillidae) from the sea urchin Pseudechinus magellanicus (Echinodermata, Echinoidea) in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean

• Published in: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
• Main Authors: Brusa, Francisco, Montes, Martin Miguel, Marcotegui, Paula Soledad, Martorelli, Sergio Roberto
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Australian Society for Parasitology
• Subjects: PARASITES; SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; TURBELLARIA; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentina; Brusa; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/65644

In this paper, we describe two new species of Syndesmis living in Pseudechinus magellanicus in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean. The new species have a long stylet in the male reproductive system, which is different from that of the known species of the genus. Specimens of Syndesmis selknami n. sp. have...