[Description of the female of a new Didymoizoidae: Gonapodasmius microovatus spec. nov].

In Megalaspis cordyla (L.) (Perciformes, Carangidae) from the Gulf of Aden Gonapodasmius microovatus spec. nov., a trematode of the family Didymozoidae is parasitizing in the body cavity. The only preserved specimen is a mature female. Description and differential diagnose is given together with a key of determination for the genus, also a review of the geographical distribution and the fish hosts of the species of the genus Gonapodasmius.