Duplaccessorius andinus n. gen., n. sp. (Dactylogyridae: Ancyrocephalinae) from the gills of Percichthys trucha (Perciformes: Percichthyidae) in Patagonia, Argentina.
During a parasitological survey of Patagonian freshwater fishes, specimens of a new species of Monogenea were collected from the gills of Percichthys trucha (Perciformes: Percichthyidae). This species is described as the only member of a newly proposed genus of Ancyrocephalinae. Duplaccessorius n. gen. (Dactylogyridae, Ancyrocephalinae) is characterized by hooks with 2 subunits, gonads in tandem, a coiled male copulatory organ with counterclockwise rings, an accessory piece formed by 2 distinct parts, and a nonsclerotized sinistrolateral vagina with a funnel shape vestibule. Duplaccessorius andinus n. sp. infects the gills of P. trucha (Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1840) from Andean Patagonian lakes, being the first species of Ancyrocephalinae described from a South American percichthyid.
Viozzi
Gustavo P
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Laboratorio de Parasitología, Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Quintral 1250, (8400) Bariloche, Argentina. gviozzi@bariloche.com.ar
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D000818:Animals; D001118:Argentina; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D005880:Gills / Q000469:parasitology*; D010473:Perciformes / Q000469:parasitology*; D010986:Platyhelminths / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*