Multidisciplinary investigation on the catfish parasite Hamatopeduncularia Yamaguti, 1953 (Monogenoidea: Dactylogyridae): description of two new species from India, and phylogenetic considerations

Hamatopeduncularia was erected with Hamatopeduncularis arii as the type species. This genus comprises monogenoidean species mostly found as ectoparasites of marine catfishes belonging to the Ariidae. There is a significant taxonomic ambiguity among Hamatopeduncularia species due to their morphologic...

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Main Authors: K. Illa, U. Shameem, V. Serra, M. Melai, S. Mangam, C. K. Basuri, G. Petroni, L. Modeo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:The European Zoological Journal
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2019.1597931