Pseudorhabdosynochus sinediscus

Pseudorhabdosynochus sinediscus
Pseudorhabdosynochus sinediscus : female (left) and male (right) sclerotised organs
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Monogenea
Order:	Dactylogyridea
Family:	Diplectanidae
Genus:	Pseudorhabdosynochus
Species:	P. sinediscus
Binomial name
Pseudorhabdosynochus sinediscus Neifar & Euzet, 2007

Pseudorhabdosynochus sinediscus is a diplectanid monogenean parasitic on the gills of groupers. It has been described in 2007 by Lassad Neifar & Louis Euzet. ^[1] The name refers to the absence of squamodiscs and is derived from the Latin "sine", indicating absence, and "discus", contraction of "squamodiscus". ^[1]

The species has been redescribed by Amira Chaabane, Lassad Neifar, and Jean-Lou Justine in 2017 from the type material and additional specimens from Tunisia. ^[2]

Description

Pseudorhabdosynochus sinediscus, haptoral parts; note that no squamodisc is present

Pseudorhabdosynochus sinediscus is a small monogenean. The species has the general characteristics of other species of Pseudorhabdosynochus , with a flat body and a posterior haptor, which is the organ by which the monogenean attaches itself to the gill of is host. The sclerotized male copulatory organ, or "quadriloculate organ", has the shape of a bean with four internal chambers, as in other species of Pseudorhabdosynochus . The vagina includes a sclerotized part, which is a complex structure.

In contrast to most species of Pseudorhabdosynochus in which the haptor bears two squamodiscs, one ventral and one dorsal, the haptor of Pseudorhabdosynochus sinediscus is devoid of squamodiscs. This is the only species of Pseudorhabdosynochus with this characteristic. ^{[1] [2]}

Hosts and localities

The goldblotch grouper Mycteroperca costae is the type-host of Pseudorhabdosynochus sinediscus. The type-locality is the Mediterranean Sea off Tunisia. ^[1]

References

1. Neifar, Lassad; Euzet, Louis (2007). "Five new species of Pseudorhabdosynochus (Monogenea: Diplectanidae) from the gills of Epinephelus costae (Teleostei: Serranidae)" (PDF). Folia Parasitologica. 54 (2): 117–128. doi: 10.14411/fp.2007.017 . ISSN   0015-5683. PMID   17886741.
2. Chaabane, Amira; Neifar, Lassad; Justine, Jean-Lou (2017). "Diplectanids from Mycteroperca spp. (Epinephelidae) in the Mediterranean Sea: Redescriptions of six species from material collected off Tunisia and Libya, proposal for the "Pseudorhabdosynochus riouxi group", and a taxonomic key". PLOS ONE. 12 (2) e0171392. Bibcode:2017PLoSO..1271392C. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171392 . ISSN   1932-6203. PMC   5289622 . PMID   28152034.