“A Tale Preserved in a Museum”: The Long-Awaited Discovery of Genitocotyle necromnemos n. sp. (Trematoda: Opecoelidae) from the Cardinal Fish Apogon imberbis (Linnaeus) in the Western Mediterranean
This study highlights the importance of museum collections for the clarification of taxonomic uncertainties and the expansion of knowledge about the biodiversity of trematodes. The result contribute the systematics of opecoelines and emphasise the ecological and biogeographical importance of Genitocotyle spp. in marine fish hosts.
Authors
- Fadila Tazerouti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5539-1630)
- Chahinez Bouguerche (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9620-8273)
- Fatima-Zohra Zedam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3906-9884)
Institutions
- University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene (DZ)
- Swedish Museum of Natural History (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Parasitologica
- Published
- 2025-07-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11686-025-01067-2
- Primary Topic
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Murdoch University