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Two digeneans from the needlefish Ablennes hians in Kuwait and the description of a new genus and species, Neohaplosplanchnus ablennis (Haplosplanchnidae)

Abstract: Two digeneans are reported from the intestine of the needlefish Ablennes hians (Valenciennes, 1846) from Kuwait. Prolecitha obesa Manter, 1961 is redescribed and an eversible acetabulum and a sinus-sac, not previously reported, are found. The synonymy of P. beloni, Lobatovitelliovarium fusiforme and Follicovitellosum indicum with P. obesa is confirmed and Cryptodiscus indicus is added to the list. Neohaplosplanchnus ablennis n. g., n. sp. is characterized by having a large acetabulum with a longitudinal opening bearing two auricular appendages at its posterior end and by having ‘salivary’ glands. The new genus is attached to the family Haplosplanchnidae, subfamily Pseudoschikhobalotrematinae, and differentiated from other genera of the family. The subfamily Pseudoschikhobalotrematinae is redefined and a key is provided to its genera.