A digenean parasite in a mudskipper: Opegaster ouemoensis sp. n. (Digenea: Opecoelidae) in Periophthalmus argentilineatus Valenciennes (Perciformes: Gobiidae) in the mangroves of New Caledonia

Title:

A digenean parasite in a mudskipper: Opegaster ouemoensis sp. n. (Digenea: Opecoelidae) in Periophthalmus argentilineatus Valenciennes (Perciformes: Gobiidae) in the mangroves of New Caledonia

Creator:

Bray, Rodney A. and Justine, Jean-Lou

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:908d8c50-0eae-4f38-93c2-72cf07da793c
uuid:908d8c50-0eae-4f38-93c2-72cf07da793c
doi:10.14411/fp.2013.002

Subject:

Opegaster review, helminths, Nematoda, and Acanthocephala

Type:

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bez média and svazek

Description:

Opegaster ouemoensis sp. n. is described from Periophthalmus argentilineatus Valenciennes (Gobiidae). Distinctive features included the weak or undetectable papillae of the ventral sucker and the small, but distinct cirrus-sac. The new species is compared with 25 marine species of Opegaster for which a table of measurements and ratios is presented. The new combination Opegaster queenslandicus (Aken'Ova, 2007) (originally in Opecoelus) is formed. Fifteen mudskippers were intensively examined for parasites; larval anisakid nematodes and acanthocephalans were found, but no monogeneans, cestodes, copepods, isopods, hirudineans or adult nematodes. A brief summary of the helminth parasites of mudskippers is included.

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
policy:public

Coverage:

7-16

Source:

Folia parasitologica | 2013 Volume:60 | Number:1

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CDK

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