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Alcicornis haroldi n. sp. (Digenea: Bucephalidae) from the yellowspotted trevally Carangoides fulvoguttatus (Forsskål) (Carangidae) from off New Caledonia

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Alcicornis haroldi n. sp. is described from Carangoides fulvoguttatus from off New Caledonia, South Pacific. It differs from all other Alcicornis spp. in its large protuberant pharynx, and from the most similar species, A. baylisi Nagaty, 1937, in its broader rhynchus, indistinct withdrawn tentacles and vitelline distribution.

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Alcicornis haroldi n. sp. est décrit de Carangoides fulvoguttatus de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Pacifique Sud. L’espèce diffère de tous les Alcicornis spp. par son gros pharynx protubérant, et de l’espèce la plus proche, A. baylisi Nagaty, 1937, par son rhynchus plus large, ses tentacules rétractés indistincts et la distribution du vitellus.

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Our thanks are due to Marine Briand, a student, who helped with the parasitological survey, and Ronald Fricke (Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Stuttgart, Germany), who kindly identified the fish (from photographs).

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  1. Department of Zoology, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK

    Rodney A. Bray

  2. UMR 7138 Systématique, Adaptation, Évolution, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Case postale 52, 57, rue Cuvier, 75231, Paris cedex 05, France

    Jean-Lou Justine

  3. Aquarium des Lagons, B.P. 8185, 98807, Nouméa, New Caledonia

    Jean-Lou Justine

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Bray, R.A., Justine, JL. Alcicornis haroldi n. sp. (Digenea: Bucephalidae) from the yellowspotted trevally Carangoides fulvoguttatus (Forsskål) (Carangidae) from off New Caledonia. Syst Parasitol 77, 35–43 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-010-9257-8

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