title: Monogeneans from Pangasiidae (Siluriformes) in Southeast Asia: I. Five new species of Thaparocleidus Jain, 1952 (Ancylodiscoidinae) from Pangasius pangasius, P. kinabatanganensis, P. rheophilus and P. nieuwenhuisii.
abstract: The examination of gill parasites from Pangasius pangasius (Hamilton, 1822); P. kinabatanganensis Roberts & Vidthayanon, 1991; P. rheophilus Pouyaud & Teugels, 2000 and P. nieuwenhuisii (Popta, 1904) (Siluriformes, Pangasiidae) in Southeast Asia revealed the presence of six species of Thaparocleidus Jain, 1952 (Monogenea, Ancylodiscoidinae). One has been previously described from P. pangasius: T. pangasi (Tripathi, 1957). The other five are new species: T. chandpuri n. sp. from P. pangasius; T. bahari n. sp. and T. sabanensis n. sp. from P. kinabatanganensis; T. redebensis n. sp. from P. rheophilus and T. mahakamensis n. sp. from P. nieuwenhuisii.
authors.affiliation: IRD (ex ORSTOM), Catfish Asia Project, Instalasi Penelitian Perikanan Air Tawar, Jalan Ragunan, Pasar Minggu, P.O. Box 7220/jkspm, Jakarta 12540, Indonesia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pariselle
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lambert
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D002397:Catfishes / Q000469:parasitology*; D005880:Gills / Q000469:parasitology; D014419:Turbellaria / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*