Stephanostomum spp. (Digenea: Acanthocolpidae)from scombrids and carangids (Perciformes) from the Great Barrier Reef, with the description of two new species

Abstract

Two new species and 4 Stephanostomum spp. as new host and/or locality records from Percifomes from the Great Barrier Reef are described: Stephanostomum lamothei n. sp. from Grammatorcymus bilineatus (type-host) and G. bicarinatus, Lizard Island and Swain Reefs, is characterised by its 50-55 circum-oral spines and >than 20% of the hindbody length Jacking vitelline follicles; Stephanostomum tupatupa n. sp. from Caranx papuensis, Lizard Island, is characterised by its 34-36 circum-oral spines an