title: Monogeneans (Platyhelminthes) from marine fishes of Tongyeong, Korea.
abstract: Monogeneans (Platyhelminthes) mostly parasitize on fins, skin and gills of fishes. In Korea, the study on monogeneans is limited, although, fishes are frequently encountered with severe infection of monogeneans. Hence, some of ranched and wild fishes were collected from Tongyeong marine living resources research and conservation center, southern part of Korea to screen and understand the infection of monogeneans. All three fish hosts were found with the infection of monogeneans including five species from four different families. They are: (1) Anoplodiscus spari Yamaguti (Publ Seto Mar Biol Lab Kyoto Univ 7:53-88, 1958) (Anoplodiscidae) from the fins and body surface of blackhead seabream Acanthopagrus schlegelii schlegelii (Bleeker); (2) A. tai Ogawa (Fish Pathol 29:5-10, 1994) from the fins of red seabream Pagrus major (Temminck and Schlegel); (3) Benedenia sekii Yamaguti (Studies on the helminth fauna of Japan. Part 19. Fourteen new ectoparasitic trematodes of fishes. Published by the author, Kyoto, 1937), Meserve (Rep Allan Hancock Paci Exped (1932-1937) 2:31-89, 1938) (Capsalidae) from the body surface of P. major; (4) Choricotyle elongata Goto (J Coll Sci Imp Univ Tokyo 8:1-273, 1894) (Diclidophoridae) from the gills of P. major; (5) Udonella fugu Freeman and Ogawa (Int J Parasitol 40:255-264, 2010) (Udonellidae) hyperparasitized on the body of parasitic copepod Pseudocaligus fugu (Yamaguti 1936) (Caligidae) infecting the wild grass puffer Takifugu niphobles (Jordan and Snyder). Capsalids are commonly reported in Korea, except B. sekii, however, other reported genera are uncommon. Hence, all reported monogeneans are considered as a first record from Korea.
authors.affiliation: Marine Ecosystem Research Division, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology, P.O. Box 29, Ansan, Seoul 425-600 South Korea.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Venmathi Maran
authors.affiliation: Marine Ecosystem Research Division, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology, P.O. Box 29, Ansan, Seoul 425-600 South Korea.
authors.forename: Sung-Yong
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Marine Technology, Chonnam National University, Yeosu, Jeollanam-do 550-749 South Korea.
authors.forename: Seong Yong
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Marine Technology, Chonnam National University, Yeosu, Jeollanam-do 550-749 South Korea.
authors.forename: Ho Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Soh
authors.affiliation: Marine Ecosystem Research Division, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology, P.O. Box 29, Ansan, Seoul 425-600 South Korea.
authors.forename: Chong-Kwan
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Marine Ecosystem Research Division, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology, P.O. Box 29, Ansan, Seoul 425-600 South Korea.
authors.forename: Jung-Goo
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Myoung
keywords: First record; Gills; Hyperparasitize; Infection; Korea; Marine fish; Monogenean; Parasitize; Pufferfish; Seabream