Species of Hexabothriidae (Monogenea) may have extensive distribution ranges reflecting multiple host species: evidence from three new South African records Author Vaughan, David B. 0000-0002-4914-5003 Coastal Marine Ecosystems Research Centre, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. d.b.vaughan@cqu.edu.au Author Christison, Kevin W. 0000-0001-9879-3405 Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment, Aquaculture Innovation and Technology Development, Cape Town, South Africa. http: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 9879 - 3405 & Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa. Author Hansen, Haakon 0000-0003-1400-9615 Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Fish Health Research Group, Pb 64, N- 1431 Ås, Norway. http: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 1400 - 9615 Aquatic Parasitology Laboratory and Southeastern Cooperative Fish Parasite & Disease Laboratory, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture, & Aquatic Sciences, College of Agriculture, Auburn University, 559 Devall Drive, Auburn, AL 36832, USA. Author Bullard, Stephen A. 0000-0002-4914-5003 Department of Zoology, School for Environmental Sciences and Development, North-West University, Private Bag X 6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa. https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 6681 - 7724 d.b.vaughan@cqu.edu.au text Zootaxa 2023 2023-03-10 5254 2 151 180 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5254.2.1 journal article 233754 10.11646/zootaxa.5254.2.1 5ec5feba-d119-472c-8d9e-a20b6dd9453a 1175-5326 7727255 3B5279F6-8157-4DB1-BFE5-8391D7330D53

TABLE 2. Proposed host/parasite association status of nominal hexabothriid species from Galeorhinus galeus and Mustelus mustelus

	Hexabothriid species	References	Host/parasite association
1 Maillard (1972) redescribed the species from M. canis (misapplied); corrected to M. mustelus in Euzet and Maillard (1974).
Galeorhinus galeus	Onchocotyle appendiculatum Kuhn, now Hexabothrium appendiculatum (Kuhn) von Nordmann	van Beneden (1870)	Rejected
	Squalonchocotyle catenulata Guberlet, now Erpocotyle catenulata (Guberlet) Yamaguti	Brinkmann (1952)	Accepted
	Squalonchocotyle canis Cerfontaine, now Erpocotyle canis (Cerfontaine) Price	Price (1942)	Accepted
	Squalonchocotyle grisea Cerfontaine, now Protocotyle grisea (Cerfontaine) Euzet and Maillard	Palombi (1949)	Rejected
	Erpocotyle eugalei Price (species inquirenda)	Price (1942)	Rejected
	Hexabothrium akaroensis Dillon and Hargis (incertae sedis)	Dillon and Hargis (1968)	Accepted
Mustelus mustelus	Onchocotyle appendiculatum Kuhn, now Hexabothrium appendiculatum (Kuhn) von Nordmann	van Beneden (1858)	Rejected
	Erpocotyle laevis van Beneden and Hesse	van Beneden and Hesse (1863)	Accepted
	Onchocotyle abbreviata Olsson, now Squalonchocotyle abbreviata (Olsson), Cerfontaine	Palombi (1949)	Rejected
	Squalonchocotyle vulgaris Cerfontaine	Cerfontaine (1899)	Rejected
	Acanthochocotyle musteli MacCallum, now Hexabothrium musteli (MacCallum) Price (incertae sedis)	Maillard (1972) 1	Accepted
	Squalonchocotyle catenulata Guberlet, now Erpocotyle catenulata (Guberlet) Yamaguti	Guberlet (1933)	Accepted