| Fellodistomatidae () |
| 0.54 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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host; marine |
| Northwest Pacific, Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Subtropical. |
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Length: 0.09 - 0.54 cm; cysts in the heart of a gray angelfish were 0.0218 cm; and the encysted worms were 0.0188 cm. Minuscule to tiny fluke has relatively large; distinctive; tentacle-like papillae surrounding the oral sucker. Muscular folds: visible in the sides of the neck. Ventral sucker: large and occupies more than 1/2 of the body width (Ref. 359). |
| Host Specificity: No host preference and occurs in a wide variety of big game fishes and other fishes. Damage to Host: cysts in the heart caused little tissue damage and no noticeable host response. Habitat (vertebrates): bar jack; little tunny; Blue runner; crevalle jack; horse-eye jack little tunny; crevalle jack; blue runner; frigate tuna; skipjack tuna; yellow jack; bullet tuna; chub mackerel; skipjack tuna; rainbow runner; chub mackerel (Ref. 359). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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