Microcotyle inglisi

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Microcotyle inglisi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Monogenea
Order: Mazocraeidea
Family: Microcotylidae
Genus: Microcotyle
Species:
M. inglisi
Binomial name
Microcotyle inglisi
Gupta & Krishna, 1980

Microcotyle inglisi is a species of monogenean, parasitic on the gills of a marine fish. It belongs to the family Microcotylidae. It was first described and illustrated based on 5 specimens from the gills of the Indian mackerel Scomber microlepidotus (Scombridae) off Odisha, India. [1] (The fish host is currently named Rastrelliger kanagurta ). [2]

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Description

Microcotyle inglisi has the general morphology of all species of Microcotyle , with an elongate symmetrical body, tapering anteriorly and posteriorly and comprising an anterior part which contains most organs and a posterior part called the haptor. The haptor is subsymmetrical not divided into separate frills, and bears numerous clamps, arranged as two rows, one on each side (56-78 clamps on one side and 79–93 on the other side). The clamps of the haptor attach the animal to the gill of the fish. There are also two spherical buccal suckers at the anterior extremity. The digestive organs include an anterior, terminal mouth, an ovoid pharynx, an oesophagus and a posterior intestine with inner and outer diverticula extending up to level of testes, not confluent posterioriely. Each adult contains male and female reproductive organs. The reproductive organs include an anterior postbifurcal genital atrium, armed with numerous very spines, a medio-dorsal vagina, a single convoluted ovary with its distal end directed anteriorly and numerous follicular testes which are posterior to the ovary. The Egg is oval and filamented at each pole. [1]

Etymology

Microcotyle inglisi was named in honour of Dr. W. G. Inglis, Director, Environment and Conservation 5, Grenfeli Street, Adelaide, South Australia. [1]

Hosts and localities

The Indian mackerel Rastrelliger kanagurta is the type-host of Microcotyle inglisi Rastrelliger kanagurta.jpg
The Indian mackerel Rastrelliger kanagurta is the type-host of Microcotyle inglisi

The type-host of Microcotyle inglisi is the Indian mackerel Rastrelliger kanagurta (Scombridae). The type-locality is off India. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Gupta, S. P. & Krishna (1980) On some monogenetic trematodes from marine fishes of Puri, Orissa. Indian Journal of Helminthology 31, 81–110. Reference in Bionames
  2. ↑ Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2019). FishBase. Scomber microlepidotus Rüppell, 1836. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=304527 on 2019-01-31
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