title: Lamellodiscus (Monogenea: Diplectanidae) parasites of Dentex macrophthalmus (Teleostei: Sparidae) from the North Atlantic coast of Africa, with a redescription of L. dentexi Aljoshkina, 1984, and description of three new species.
abstract: Lamellodiscus dentexi Aljoshkina, 1984, a gill parasite of Dentex macrophthalmus (Bloch), is redescribed based on new material from the northwest coast of Africa (Senegal and Morocco). Three new species of Lamellodiscus Johnston et Tiegs, 1922 from D. macrophthalmus are described, Lamellodiscus toguebayei sp. n., L. vicinus sp. n., and L. triacies sp. n., all belonging to the "ignoratus" group. They can be distinguished from all other species of this group by the size and shape of male copulatory organ and sclerotised parts of the haptor. Considering the peculiar morphology of the male copulatory organ (long and thin tube) we propose to put together L. dentexi, L. virgula Euzet et Oliver, 1967 and L. obeliae Oliver, 1973 to form the "elongatus" type within the "elegans" group.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Parasitology and Laboratory of Aquatic Animals Pathologies, Khaled Bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Technologies, University Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal.
authors.forename: Arfang
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Diamanka
authors.forename: Lassâd
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Neifar
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pariselle
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Euzet
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D005880:Gills / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D009018:Morocco; D010473:Perciformes / Q000469:parasitology*; D010986:Platyhelminths / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012675:Senegal; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*