Lamellodiscus (Monogenea: Diplectanidae) parasites of Dentex macrophthalmus (Teleostei: Sparidae) from the North Atlantic coast of Africa, with a redescription of L. dentexi Aljoshkina, 1984, and description of three new species

Lamellodiscus dentexi Aljoshkina, 1984, a gill parasite of Dentex macrophthalmus (Bloch), is redescribed based on new material from the northwest coast of Africa (Senegal and Morocco). Three new species of Lamellodiscus Johnston et Tiegs, 1922 from D. macrophthalmus are described, Lamellodiscus togu...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Folia Parasitologica
Main Authors: Diamanka, Arfang, Neifar, Lassâd, Pariselle, Antoine, Euzet, Louis
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Monogenea
Diplectanidae
Lamellodiscus dentexi
Lamellodiscus toguebayei
Lamellodiscus vicinus
Lamellodiscus triacies
Dentex macrophthalmus
Senegal
Morocco
North Atlantic
Online Access:https://kramerius.lib.cas.cz/view/uuid:bf12ba3d-e1d3-4846-b5f2-e7bbd1e03b2e
https://doi.org/10.14411/fp.2011.002
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Summary:Lamellodiscus dentexi Aljoshkina, 1984, a gill parasite of Dentex macrophthalmus (Bloch), is redescribed based on new material from the northwest coast of Africa (Senegal and Morocco). Three new species of Lamellodiscus Johnston et Tiegs, 1922 from D. macrophthalmus are described, Lamellodiscus toguebayei sp. n., L. vicinus sp. n., and L. triacies sp. n., all belonging to the ''ignoratus'' group. They can be distinguished from all other species of this group by the size and shape of male copulatory organ and sclerotised parts of the haptor. Considering the peculiar morphology of the male copulatory organ (long and thin tube) we propose to put together L. dentexi, L. virgula Euzet et Oliver, 1967 and L. obeliae Oliver, 1973 to form the ''elongatus'' type within the ''elegans'' group.

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