Indopolystoma n. gen. (Monogenea, Polystomatidae) with the description of three new species and reassignment of eight known Polystoma species from Asian frogs (Anura, Rhacophoridae)
Author
Chaabane, Amira
Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Private Bag X 6001,
Author
Verneau, Olivier
Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Private Bag X 6001, & University of Perpignan Via Domitia, Centre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements Méditerranéens, & CNRS, Centre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements Méditerranéens, UMR 5110, 66860 Perpignan, France
Author
Preez, Louis Du
Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Private Bag X 6001, & South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Private Bag 1015, 6140 Grahamstown, South Africa
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Parasite
2019
Paris, France
2019-11-20
26
67
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2019067
journal article
10.1051/parasite/2019067
1776-1042
PMC6865761
31746733
12524337
71763E07-E6BC-4FB7-94B0-03132D46FFAF
Indopolystoma mutus
(Meng, Song & Ding, 2010)
n. comb.
(
Table 4
)
Synonym:
Polystoma mutus
Meng, Song & Ding, 2010
[
33
].
Type-host:
Rhacophorus mutus
Smith. Now
Polypedates mutus
(Smith)
[
21
].
Site: Bladder.
Type-locality: Jianfengling,
Hainan
Island,
China
.
Remarks: Although the authors of the original description did not draw the marginal hooklets [
33
], the general morphology of this species, including haptor/total body length ratio (0.12) and hamuli shape (unbranched), is consistent with the diagnosis of
Indopolystoma
.