Ligophorus saladensis n. sp. (Monogenea: Ancyrocephalidae) from Mugil platanus Günther in Samborombón Bay, Argentina.

Abstract:

:Ligophorus saladensis n. sp. (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) is described from the gills of the grey mullet Mugil platanus Günther collected in Samborombón Bay, Argentina. The new species differs from L. mugilinus Euzet & Suriano, 1977, L. mediterraneus Sarabeev, Balbuena & Euzet, 2005 and L. huitermpe Fernandez, 1987 by the morphology of the accessory piece of the male copulatory organ and mean values derived from measurements of the sclerotised hard-parts. This is the second report of monogeneans on M. platanus in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean region and the first description of a species of Ligophorus Euzet & Suriano, 1977 from M. platanus. Some aspects of the speciation and host-specificity of Ligophorus spp. are discussed.

journal_name

Syst Parasitol

journal_title

Systematic parasitology

authors

Marcotegui PS,Martorelli SR

doi

10.1007/s11230-009-9204-8

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2009-09-01 00:00:00

pages

41-7

issue

1

eissn

0165-5752

issn

1573-5192

journal_volume

74

pub_type

杂志文章