Proterometra epholkos sp. n. (Digenea: Azygiidae) from Terrapin Creek, Alabama, USA: molecular characterization of life cycle, redescription of Proterometra albacauda, and updated lists of host and geographic locality records for Proterometra spp. in North America.

@article{Womble2015ProterometraES,
  title={Proterometra epholkos sp. n. (Digenea: Azygiidae) from Terrapin Creek, Alabama, USA: molecular characterization of life cycle, redescription of Proterometra albacauda, and updated lists of host and geographic locality records for Proterometra spp. in North America.},
  author={Matthew R. Womble and Raphael Or{\'e}lis-Ribeiro and Stephen A. Bullard},
  journal={Parasitology international},
  year={2015},
  volume={64 1},
  pages={
          50-69
        }
}

• Matthew R. Womble, Raphael Orélis-Ribeiro, Stephen A. Bullard
• Published in Parasitology international 2015
• DOI:10.1016/j.parint.2014.09.004

Proterometra epholkos sp. n. asexually reproduces in the stream dwelling prosobranch, Elimia cf. modesta (Cerithioidea: Pleuroceridae) and infects the buccal cavity epithelium of spotted bass, Micropterus punctulatus (Perciformes: Centrarchidae) in the Coosa River (Terrapin Creek; N33°51'36.56″, W85°31'28.15″; Cleburne County, Alabama, USA). We characterize cercariae and adults of the new species using morphology and molecular sequence data and redescribe its morphologically similar congener… CONTINUE READING

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