Ligophorus saladensis n. sp. (Monogenea: Ancyrocephalidae) from Mugil platanus Günther in Samborombón Bay, Argentina.
Ligophorus saladensis n. sp. (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) is described from the gills of the grey mullet Mugil platanus Günther collected in Samborombón Bay, Argentina. The new species differs from L. mugilinus Euzet & Suriano, 1977, L. mediterraneus Sarabeev, Balbuena & Euzet, 2005 and L. huitermpe Fernandez, 1987 by the morphology of the accessory piece of the male copulatory organ and mean values derived from measurements of the sclerotised hard-parts. This is the second report of monogeneans on M. platanus in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean region and the first description of a species of Ligophorus Euzet & Suriano, 1977 from M. platanus. Some aspects of the speciation and host-specificity of Ligophorus spp. are discussed.
Marcotegui
Paula S
PS
CEPAVE (CCT-CONICET-LA PLATA) (FCNyM-UNLP), 2 No. 584, La Plata, Buenos Aires, CP: 1900, Argentina. pmarcotegui@fcnym.unlp.edu.ar
Martorelli
Sergio R
SR
D000818:Animals; D001118:Argentina; D001267:Atlantic Ocean; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000662:veterinary*; D005880:Gills / Q000469:parasitology; D008853:Microscopy / Q000379:methods; D010986:Platyhelminths / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D023701:Smegmamorpha / Q000469:parasitology*