Pseudorhabdosynochus bocquetae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Monogenea
Order: Dactylogyridea
Family: Diplectanidae
Genus: Pseudorhabdosynochus
Species:
P. bocquetae
Binomial name
Pseudorhabdosynochus bocquetae
(Oliver & Paperna, 1984) Kritsky & Beverley-Burton, 1986
Synonyms

Cycloplectanum bocquetae Oliver & Paperna, 1984

Pseudorhabdosynochus bocquetae is a diplectanid monogenean parasitic on the gills of groupers. It has been described in 1984 by Guy Oliver and Ilan Paperna.[1] The species was first described as Cycloplectanum bocquetae and transferred to the genus Pseudorhabdosynochus by Delane C. Kritsky and Mary Beverley-Burton in 1986.[2]

Description

Pseudorhabdosynochus bocquetae is a small monogenean. The species has the general characteristics of other species of Pseudorhabdosynochus, with a flat body and a posterior haptor, which is the organ by which the monogenean attaches itself to the gill of is host. The haptor bears two squamodiscs, one ventral and one dorsal. The sclerotized male copulatory organ, or "quadriloculate organ", has the shape of a bean with four internal chambers, as in other species of Pseudorhabdosynochus. The vagina includes a sclerotized part, which is a complex structure.

Hosts and localities

The grouper Epinephelus adscensionis is the type-host of Pseudorhabdosynochus bocquetae. The type-locality is the Red Sea.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Oliver, G. & Paperna, I. 1984: Diplectanidae Bychowsky, 1957 (Monogenea, Monopisthocotylea), parasites de Perciformes de Méditerranée orientale, de la mer Rouge et de l'océan Indien. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 4° série, 6, section A, 49-65.
  2. ^ Kritsky, D. C. & Beverley-Burton, M. 1986: The status of Pseudorhabdosynochus Yamaguti, 1958, and Cycloplectanum Oliver, 1968 (Monogenea: Diplectanidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 99, 17-20. PDF Open access icon
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