Mormyrogyrodactylus gemini gen. et sp. n. (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae), a new gyrodactylid from Marcusenius macrolepidotus (Mormyridae) from South Africa

Title:

Mormyrogyrodactylus gemini gen. et sp. n. (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae), a new gyrodactylid from Marcusenius macrolepidotus (Mormyridae) from South Africa

Creator:

Luus-Powell, Wilmien J., Mashego, Sevid N., and Khalil, Lotfi F.

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:43234fbc-4fff-4037-be53-532c07d4c700
uuid:43234fbc-4fff-4037-be53-532c07d4c700
doi:10.14411/fp.2003.009

Subject:

Monogenea, Gyrodactylidae, Mormyrogyrodactylus, Mormyridae, Marcusenius macrolepidotus, and South Africa

Type:

model:article and TEXT

Format:

bez média and svazek

Description:

Mormyrogyrodactylus gemini gen. et sp. n. (Gyrodactylidea: Gyrodactylidae), a viviparous monogenean is described from the skin and fins of Marcusenius macrolepidotus (Peters) from South Africa. This new genus is unique in having a large cup-shaped cirrus armed with one large needle-like spine and numerous small hair-like spinelets. A peduncular bar is present. The haptor is clearly demarcated from the body and situated on a small pedicle. The haptor has one pair of large anchors, a ventral bar complex, a small dorsal bar and 16 evenly spaced marginal hooks. The ventral bar complex consists of three parts: an inverted U-shaped piece with two semi-attached bars, each bar consisting of a base and an extension. An accessory inverted T-shaped sclerite is present on the posterior rim of the haptor. Mormyrogyrodactylus is the fifth genus of the Gyrodactylidae to be described from Africa.

Language:

English

Rights:

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

Coverage:

49-55

Source:

Folia parasitologica | 2003 Volume:50 | Number:1

Harvested from:

CDK

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