Morphological and molecular (28 S rRNA) data of monogeneans (Platyhelminthes) infecting the gill lamellae of marine fishes in the Campeche Bank, southwest Gulf of Mexico
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Mendoza-Franco, Edgar F.
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Tun, Mariela del Carmen Rosado
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Anchevida, Allan de Jesus Duarte
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Rodriguez, Rodolfo E. del Rio
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ZooKeys
2018
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.783.26218
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.783.26218
1313-2970-783-125
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Euryhaliotrema fajeravilae Kritsky & Mendoza-Franco, 2012
Type host.
Lutjanus argentiventris
(Peters, 1869)
Present study.
L. griseus
(new host)
Locality/prevalence, mean abundance and intensity range.
San Francisco: two fish (mean TL 28.1cm; range 21.6-39) infected of 65 examined (3 %); abundance, 0.1; intensity of infection, 1-2 worms. Champoton: 1 fish (TL 28.3; 25.2-37) infected of 37 examined (2.7 %), abundance, 0.05; intensity of infection, 2.
Supplementary observations
(measurements based on four specimens). Body 327 (200-380; 4) long; greatest width 76-80. Haptor 70 (65-75; 3) wide. MCO 19 (18-21; 4) long. Ventral anchor 39 (35-44; 8) long; dorsal anchor 55 (47-59; 8) long. Ventral bar 40 (33-54; 4) long; dorsal bar 37 (30-46; n = 4) long.
Comments.
This species was described from
L. argentiventris
from the Perlas Archipielago, Panama by Kritsky and Mendoza-Franco (in
Kritsky 2012
).
Euryhaliotrema fajeravilae
is distinguished from other species of the genus infecting lutjanids by having larger anchors and a noticeably smaller copulatory complex. The morphometrics of the present specimens did not differ from that of the original description.
Specimens deposited.
Four reference specimens in the CNHE (10614).