Abstract
Twenty two specimens of the common bullhead, Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque), from Boomer Creek near Stillwater, Oklahoma, were examined for urinary bladder flukes and found to be infected with a new species of the genus Phyllodistomum Braun. Approximately one-third of the catfish were infected; the number of flukes in the infected fish ranged from 1 to 7 with 3 being the most common. A total of 23 worms was found. I propose the name Phyllodistiomum caudatum for this form. The worm was studied in both live and preserved states. The flukes were fixed in hot 70 percent alcohol, stained in borax carmine, and mounted in toto. Serial sections were prepared of one specimen.
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