Decacotyle cairae n. sp. (Monogenea: Monocotylidae) from the gills of Pastinachus sp. (Elasmobranchii: Dasyatidae) from the South China Sea off Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia.

Abstract:

:Decacotyle cairae n. sp. (Monogenea: Monocotylidae) is described from the gills of an unidentified species of Pastinachus collected in the South China Sea off Sematan and Mukah, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia. D. cairae can be distinguished from the other six members of the genus by the presence of two simple unsclerotised accessory structures on the dorsal surface of the haptor in combination with a long, narrow, looping male copulatory organ. The host specimens of Pastinachus collected in Borneo also appear to be a new species and the monogenean data support this conclusion. A key to species of Decacotyle is given and their host-specificity is discussed.

journal_name

Syst Parasitol

journal_title

Systematic parasitology

authors

Chisholm LA,Whittington ID

doi

10.1007/s11230-005-3132-z

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2005-06-01 00:00:00

pages

79-84

issue

2

eissn

0165-5752

issn

1573-5192

journal_volume

61

pub_type

杂志文章