Bucephalidae () |
0.33 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
host; marine |
USA. |
Length: 0.16 - 0.33 cm. Minuscule to tiny, elongate worm with a rhynchus appearing like a relatively large oral sucker with 22 moderate-sized tentacles on the anterior end. Tentacles on each worm vary in size (Ref. 359). |
Host Specificity: This parasite is genus specific (Seriola). It may be a characteristic parasite of greater amberjack (Ref. 358). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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harmless |
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