SEM image of specimens of Rhadinorhynchus oligospinosus Amin & Heckman, 2017 from Scomber japonicus and Trachurus murphyi from off the Pacific coast of Peru.
(A) A profile of the anterior part of a male specimen showing the neck and proboscis curvature and the distribution of trunk spines.
(B) The proboscis and curved neck of another specimen.
(C) The anterior end of a proboscis showing the minute size of the apical hooks compared to subapical hooks.
(D) A typical hook at mid-proboscis showing its curvature and its thickness at base.
(E) A gallium cut section of a proboscis hook showing its thick cortical layer and partially vacuolated center.
(F) A basal view of a trunk spine showing its broad base.
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(2017). "Rhadinorhynchus oligospinosus n. sp. (Acanthocephala, Rhadinorhynchidae) from mackerels in the Pacific Ocean off Peru and related rhadinorhynchids in the Pacific, with notes on metal analysis". Parasite24: 19. DOI:10.1051/parasite/2017022. ISSN1776-1042.
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