Laticola dae n. sp. (Monogenea: Diplectanidae) from Epinephelus maculatus (Perciformes: Serranidae) off New Caledonia.
Laticola dae n. sp. is described from specimens collected from the gill-filaments of the highfin grouper Epinephelus maculatus, a coral reef fish caught off Nouméa, New Caledonia, South Pacific. The species is characterised by a spoon-shaped sclerotised male copulatory organ, with four thin walls and 73-[Formula: see text]m in outer length, and a sclerotised vagina in form of a disc, 16-[Formula: see text]m in diameter, with a smaller hemisphere on one side. Laticola Yang et al., 2006 was described to accommodate diplectanids from Lates calcarifer (Centropomidae); this is the first Laticola described from a serranid. Other diplectanids, including several species of Pseudorhabdosynochus Yamaguti, 1958, were also found on the same species of fish; specimens of L. dae represented about half of the diplectanids collected; all other species were rare.
Journo
Chloé
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Equipe Biogéographie Marine Tropicale, Unité Systématique, Adaptation, Evolution (CNRS, UPMC, MNHN, IRD), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, BP A5, 98848 Nouméa Cedex, Nouvelle Calédonie.
Justine
Jean-Lou
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D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005880:Gills / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D008857:Microscopy, Interference / Q000662:veterinary; D009510:New Caledonia; D010473:Perciformes / Q000469:parasitology*; D014200:Trematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000302:isolation & purification*