The Anatomy and Histology of Phyllonella soleae Ben. & Hesse, an Ectoparasitic Trematode of the Sole Solea vulgaris Quensel

Abstract

During trawling expeditions off the coast of Galway in 1926–1928 I examined 100 specimens of Solea vulgaris Quensel, of varying sizes, and found about 60 per cent. infected with the parasite herein described. Usually two to five parasites were found attached to an infected fish, but up to eight were discovered on a single host.