Pseudorhabdosynochus exoticus
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| Pseudorhabdosynochus exoticus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Dactylogyridea |
| Family: | Diplectanidae |
| Genus: | Pseudorhabdosynochus |
| Species: | P. exoticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudorhabdosynochus exoticus Sigura & Justine, 2008 | |
Pseudorhabdosynochus exoticus is a species of diplectanid monogenean that is parasitic on the gills of the blue grouper Epinephelus cyanopodus. It was described in 2008.[1]
Pseudorhabdosynochus exoticus is a small monogenean, 400–800 μm in length. 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.[2]
The vagina includes a sclerotized part, which is a complex structure. It comprises a discoid structure, 13–18 μm in diameter, with central dome and an internal (dorsal) structure of variable shape.[1] The only species with a similar structure is Pseudorhabdosynochus exoticoides Justine & Henry, 2010.[3]
