Five species of monogeneans collected from marine fishes of the Pacific coast of Chile and Perú were studied. Three of them are new species: Interniloculus chilensis n. sp. (Capsalidae), Neoheterobothrium insalaris n. sp.
Marcelo E. Oliva, José L. Luque
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The complete mitochondrial genomes of Paradiplozoon yarkandense and Paradiplozoon homoion confirm that Diplozoidae evolve at an elevated rate. [PDF]
Background Diplozoidae are monogenean (Monogenea: Polyopisthocotylea) fish parasites characterised by a unique life history: two larvae permanently fuse into an X-shaped “Siamese” organism.
Hao CL +7 more
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Heterobothrium lamothei n. sp. (Monogenea: Diclidophoridae) de las branquias de Sphoeroides testudineus (Pisces: Tetraodontidae) de la costa de Yucatán, México [PDF]
SE REGISTRA POR PRIMERA VEZ LA PRESENCIA DE UN MIEMBRO DEL GÉNERO HETEROBOTHRIUM EN LA COSTA DE LA PENÍNSULA DE YUCATÁN, MÉXICO: HETEROBOTHRIUM LAMOTHEI N.
EDGAR F. MENDOZA FRANCO +1 more
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Heterobothrium Lineatus ( Monogenea : Diclidophoridae ) Infecting the Gills of the Nile Puffer Tetraodon Lineatus ( Pisces : Tetraodontidae ) From the River Nile , Egypt With a New Localit Record : A Light and Scanning Electron Microscopic Study [PDF]
Heterobothrium lineatus (Monogenea: Diclidophoridae) is described from the gills of Tetraodon lineatus collected from the River Nile at Helwan governorate, Egypt as a new locality record.
IRENE GAMIL +4 more
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An Annotated Checklist of Monogeneans (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea) from Aquatic Vertebrates in Peru: A Review of Diversity, Hosts and Geographical Distribution. [PDF]
Monogeneans are flatworm parasites that infest fish gills primarily but can also infect various other vertebrates, including amphibians, aquatic reptiles, mammals like hippos, and occasionally invertebrates like copepods, isopods, and cephalopods ...
Santillán LA +8 more
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Morphological and genetic identification of the gill monogenean parasite (Diclidophora merlangi) that infects Twobar Seabream Fish (Acanthopagrus bifasciatus) in the Arabian Gulf, Saudi Arabia. [PDF]
Ectoparasites, particularly monogeneans, negatively affect fish health and growth. This study identified monogenean parasites in the twobar seabream, Acanthopagrus bifasciatus (Sparidae), inhabited the Arabian Gulf (Saudi Arabia). Following that, forty A.
Alojayri G +4 more
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Em continuação aos estudos dos trematódeos monogenéticos da Coleção Helmintológica do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, descrevemos no presente trabalho uma espécie do gênero Loimos MacCallum, 1917, Loimolinae Price, 1936, loimoidae Bychowsky, 1957 que ...
Ursula Buhrnheim
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Abstract The present study is the first description of the egg morphology, embryonic development, and time required for hatching, and longevity of the oncomiracidium of Heterobothrium ecuadori (Meserve, 1938) Sproston, 1946. Experiments found that hatching time fluctuated between 7 and 10 days with a mean of 7.5 ± 1 days at 23 ± 1° C ...
Grano-Maldonado M. +3 more
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Redescription of Flexophora ophidii Prost & Euzet, 1962 (Monogenea: Diclidophoridae) from Ophidion barbatum (Ophidiidae) off the Algerian coast, Mediterranean Sea. [PDF]
The diclidophorid Flexophora ophidii Prost & Euzet, 1962, the type- and only species of the genus Flexophora Prost & Euzet, 1962, has never been redescribed neither reported since its original description. The latest lacked a diagnosis of the genus that remains unavailable to date.
Bouguerche C, Justine JL, Tazerouti F.
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Oncomiracidial Behavior of Heterobothrium okamotoi (Monogenea: Diclidophoridae)
We conducted a series of experiments to understand the behavioral characteristics of oncomiracidium of the monogenean Heterobothrium okamotoi and compared them with those of two other monogenean species, Heteraxine heterocerca and Neobenedenia girellae. Behavior of H.
Shirakashi, Sho +3 more
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