Phylogeny and revision of Diplectanidae Monticelli, 1903 (Platyhelminthes: Monogenoidea)
Author
Domingues, Marcus V.
Author
Boeger, Walter A.
text
Zootaxa
2008
1698
1
40
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.180750
5dceb45e-697e-4b7c-ba08-dca724f4c62a
1175-5326
180750
Anoplectanum
Boeger, Fehlauer & Marques, 2006
Diagnosis:
Tegument smooth. Genital pore opening posterior to male copulatory organ (MCO). Genital atrium muscular. Vas deferens apparently looping left intestinal caecum. MCO tubular, composed of 2 nested tubes; external tube uniform. Accessory piece absent. Prostatic reservoir simple. Accessory copulatory organ absent.
Vaginal atrium sclerotized [61]
. Vaginal aperture marginal. Accessory adhesive organ absent. Superficial root of ventral anchor developed. Parasites of freshwater perciform fishes (
Sciaenidae
).
Type
species:
Anoplectanum haptorodynatum
Boeger, Fehlauer & Marques, 2006
from
Petilipinnis grunniens
.
Other species:
Anoplectanum microsoma
Boeger, Fehlauer & Marques, 2006
from
Pachyurus junki
Soares & Cassati
, and
Petilipinnis grunniens
.
Remarks:
Anoplectanum
is sister group of
Murraytrematoides
.
Both genera share the secondary loss of accessory adhesive organ. However,
Anoplectanum
differs from
Murraytrematoides
in the comparative morphology of the vaginal atrium (i.e., sclerotized in
Anoplectanum
;
muscular in
Murraytrematoides
).