A new species of diplectanid (Monogenoidea) from Paranthias colonus (Perciformes, Serranidae) off Peru

A new species of diplectanid (Monogenoidea) from Paranthias colonus (Perciformes, Serranidae) off Peru

Pseudorhabdosynochus jeanloui n. sp. (Monogenoidea, Diplectanidae) is described from specimens collected from the gills of the Pacific creolefish, Paranthias colonus (Perciformes, Serranidae) from a fish market in Chorrillos, Lima, Peru. The new species is differentiated from other members of the ge...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Knoff Marcelo, Cohen Simone Chinicz, Cárdenas Melissa Querido, Cárdenas-Callirgos Jorge M., Gomes Delir Corrêa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2015-01-01
Series:Parasite
Subjects:
Pseudorhabdosynochus jeanloui n. sp.
Monogenea
Diplectanidae
Paranthias colonus
Fish
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2015011
Description
Summary:Pseudorhabdosynochus jeanloui n. sp. (Monogenoidea, Diplectanidae) is described from specimens collected from the gills of the Pacific creolefish, Paranthias colonus (Perciformes, Serranidae) from a fish market in Chorrillos, Lima, Peru. The new species is differentiated from other members of the genus by the structure of its sclerotized vagina, which has two spherical chambers of similar diameter. This is the first Pseudorhabdosynochus species described from the Pacific coast of America, the third species of the genus reported from South America and the first described from a member of Paranthias.
ISSN:1776-1042

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