Pseudorhabdosynochus dolicocolpos
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| Pseudorhabdosynochus dolicocolpos | |
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| Pseudorhabdosynochus dolicocolpos - female (left) and male (right) sclerotised organs | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Dactylogyridea |
| Family: | Diplectanidae |
| Genus: | Pseudorhabdosynochus |
| Species: | P. dolicocolpos |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudorhabdosynochus dolicocolpos Neifar & Euzet, 2007 | |
Pseudorhabdosynochus dolicocolpos is a diplectanid monogenean parasitic on the gills of groupers. It has been described in 2007 by Lassad Neifar & Louis Euzet.[1] The species name refers to the size of the vagina and is derived from the Greek words "dolicos" meaning long and "colpos" vagina.[1] The species has been redescribed by Amira Chaabane, Lassad Neifar, and Jean-Lou Justine in 2017.[2]
The specific epithet is derived from the Greek words dolicos, "long", and colpos, "vagina", referring to the size of the species' vagina.[1]
