Pseudorhabdosynochus beverleyburtonae

Pseudorhabdosynochus beverleyburtonae
Body and sclerotised parts
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Monogenea
Subclass: Monopisthocotylea
Family: Diplectanidae
Genus: Pseudorhabdosynochus
Species: beverleyburtonae
Binomial name
Pseudorhabdosynochus beverleyburtonae
(Oliver, 1984) Kritsky & Beverley-Burton, 1986
Synonyms

Cycloplectanum beverleyburtonae Oliver, 1984; Diplectanum americanum of Euzet & Oliver (1965); Cycloplectanum americanum (Price, 1937) Oliver, 1968 (pro parte)

Pseudorhabdosynochus beverleyburtonae is a diplectanid monogenean parasitic on the gills of the Dusky grouper, Epinephelus marginatus.[1] It has been described by Guy Oliver in 1984[2] as Cycloplectanum beverleyburtonae, redescribed by Oliver in 1987,[1] transferred to the genus Pseudorhabdosynochus by Kritsky & Beverley-Burton in 1986[3] as Pseudorhabdosynochus beverleyburtonae and redescribed by Kritsky, Bakenhaster and Adams in 2015. [4]

Description

Pseudorhabdosynochus beverleyburtonae is a small monogenean, 0.5-1 mm in length. 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.[3] The vagina includes a sclerotized part, which is a complex structure.

Etymology

According to Oliver (1984),[2] Pseudorhabdosynochus beverleyburtonae was named in homage to Dr Mary Beverley-Burton from the University of Guelph (Ontario, Canada).

Hosts and localities

The Dusky grouper, Epinephelus marginatus is the type-host of Pseudorhabdosynochus beverleyburtonae

The type-host and only recorded host of Pseudorhabdosynochus beverleyburtonae is the Dusky grouper, Epinephelus marginatus (Serranidae: Epinephelinae), which was designated as Epinephelus guaza in the original description by Oliver.[2] The type-locality is Côte Vermeille (Mediterranean Sea, France).[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Oliver, G. (1987). Les Diplectanidae Bychowsky, 1957 (Monogenea, Monopisthocotylea, Dactylogyridea). Systématique. Biologie. Ontogénie. Écologie. Essai de phylogenèse. Thèse d'État, Académie de Montpellier, Université des Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc, France. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.1295274
  2. 1 2 3 4 Oliver, G. 1984: Description de deux nouvelles espèces du genre Cycloplectanum Oliver, 1968 (Monogenea, Monopisthocotylea, Diplectanidae). Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée, 59, 31-39.
  3. 1 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
  4. ↑ Kritsky, Delane C.; Bakenhaster, Micah D.; Adams, Douglas H. (2015). "Pseudorhabdosynochus species (Monogenoidea, Diplectanidae) parasitizing groupers (Serranidae, Epinephelinae, Epinephelini) in the western Atlantic Ocean and adjacent waters, with descriptions of 13 new species". Parasite 22: 24. doi:10.1051/parasite/2015024. ISSN 1776-1042. PMC 4536336. PMID 26272242.

External links

External identifiers for Pseudorhabdosynochus beverleyburtonae
Encyclopedia of Life 19659937
WoRMS 518472
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