\u3ci\u3eSpinitectus beaveri\u3c/i\u3e sp. n. (Nematoda: Spiruroidea) from the Bonefish, \u3ci\u3eAlbula vulpes\u3c/i\u3e (Linnaeus), in Florida

Spinitectus beaveri sp. n. from the stomach of Albula vulpes is described. In the male, the maximum length is 6 mm, the esophagus is approximately 30% of the body length, the spicule ratio is 1:2.5 to 3.0, and there are 4 pre- and 5 postcloacal papillae. In the female, the maximum length is 7 mm, the esophagus is approximately 27% of the body length, and approximately 38% of the body length is posterior to the vulva. The species most closely resembles S. carolini Holl, 1928, from which it differs by having 10 to 16 rather than 25 to 35 cuticular spines per transverse row and a complex rather than a plain distal portion of the left spicule