Pseudorhabdosynochus malabaricus
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| Pseudorhabdosynochus malabaricus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Dactylogyridea |
| Family: | Diplectanidae |
| Genus: | Pseudorhabdosynochus |
| Species: | P. malabaricus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudorhabdosynochus malabaricus Justine & Sigura, 2007 | |
Pseudorhabdosynochus malabaricus is a diplectanid monogenean parasitic on the gills of the malabar grouper, Epinephelus malabaricus. It has been described in 2007. [1]
Pseudorhabdosynochus malabaricus is a small monogenean, 0.6 mm 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. In this species, both primary and secondary chambers of the sclerotised vagina are spherical.
