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Bucephalus gorgon
Bucephalus gorgon (Linton)
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Family:  Bucephalidae ()
Max. size:  0.33 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  host; marine
Distribution:  USA.
Diagnosis:  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).
Biology:  Host Specificity: This parasite is genus specific (Seriola). It may be a characteristic parasite of greater amberjack (Ref. 358).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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