A new species of Probursata Bravo-Hollis, 1984 (Mogenea: Heteraxinidae: Heteraxininae) parasite of Oligoplites spp. (Osteichthyes: Carangidae) from the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Probursata brasiliensis n. sp., a gill filament parasite of carangid fishes, O. palometa (Cuvier), Oligoplites saurus (Bloch & Schneider), and O. saliens (Bloch), from the Brazilian coast, is described and illustrated. The new species differs from Probursata veraecrucis Bravo-Hollis, 1984, the t...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Main Authors: Ricardo M. Takemoto, J. F. R. Amato, José Luis Luque
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1993
Subjects:
Monogenea
Probusata brasiliensis n. sp
Carangidae
Oligoplites
Brasil
Microbiology
QR1-502
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
South Atlantic Ocean
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02761993000200017
https://doaj.org/article/d0ae6b4398b94b31a4dc05c8228b53c6
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Summary:Probursata brasiliensis n. sp., a gill filament parasite of carangid fishes, O. palometa (Cuvier), Oligoplites saurus (Bloch & Schneider), and O. saliens (Bloch), from the Brazilian coast, is described and illustrated. The new species differs from Probursata veraecrucis Bravo-Hollis, 1984, the type and only species of this genus by the presence of spines in the auricular expansions of the genital atrium, by the trifurcate supplementary process of the clamp's midsclerite, and by having a larger number of tests and clamps. This is the first record of the genus Probursata Bravo-Hollis, 1984, in the South Atlantic Ocean.

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