Parasitic flatworms infecting thorny skate, Amblyraja radiata: infection by the monogeneans Acanthocotyle verrilli and Rajonchocotyle emarginata in Svalbard
R. Hermans, M. P. M. Vanhove, O. Ditrich, T. Tyml, M. Gelnar, T. Artois, N. Kmentova
The paper identifies two monogenean species infecting thorny skate in Svalbard, providing the northernmost records for these parasites and suggesting connectivity between skate populations.
bioRxiv · Nov 19, 2020Zoology