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    TRYPANSOMA-HUMBOLDTI N-SP FROM THE CHILEAN CATSHARK, SCHROEDERICHTHYS-CHILENSIS (GUICHENOT, 1848)
    (1987) MORILLAS, J; GEORGENASCIMENTO, M; VALERIA, H; KHAN, RA
    The morphology of Trypanosoma humboldti n. sp. is described from living and stained specimens obtained from the blood of a catshark, Schroederichthys chilensis. This represents the first report of a trypanosome in fish from the eastern Pacific ocean. It is distinguished by its size and apparent lack of pleomorphism. The presence of a leech, Branchellion ravenellii, attached to the catshark, raises the possibility that it can act as a vector. Additionally, this leech is recorded for the first time from the Pacific Ocean.