Pseudorhabdosynochus capurroi
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| Pseudorhabdosynochus capurroi | |
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| Sclerotised parts of body | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Dactylogyridea |
| Family: | Diplectanidae |
| Genus: | Pseudorhabdosynochus |
| Species: | P. capurroi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudorhabdosynochus capurroi Vidal-Martínez & Mendoza-Franco, 1998 | |
Pseudorhabdosynochus capurroi is a diplectanid monogenean parasitic on the gills of the Black grouper, Mycteroperca bonaci. It was described by Vidal-Martínez and Mendoza-Franco in 1998[1] and redescribed successively by Yang, Gibson and Zeng in 2005[2] and by Kritsky, Bakenhaster and Adams in 2015. [3]
The species was named in honor of Dr. Luis René Capurro Filograsso, "in recognition to his guidance, kindness and support of Mexican students."[1]
Description
Pseudorhabdosynochus capurroi 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 haptor bears two squamodiscs, one ventral and one dorsal. The sclerotized male copulatory organ, or "quadriloculate organ", has the shape of a bean with four internal chambers, as in other species of Pseudorhabdosynochus.[4] The vagina includes a sclerotized part, which is a complex structure.
