Assessment of Megadenus holothuricola Rosén, 1910 (Eulimidae), an endoparasite of Holothuria mexicana Ludwig, 1875 (Holothuriidae) in the southern Gulf of Mexico and the description a new species

As part of a study on holothurians from the southern Gulf of Mexico, some Holothuria mexicana Ludwig, 1875 were obtained for gut analysis. In two of them, a couple of eulimids were located inside the main tube of the respiratory tree. They were identified as Megadenus holothuricola R...

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Main Authors: Norma Emilia González-Vallejo, Stephanie Amador-Carrillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2021-02-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/55071/download/pdf/