Pseudorhabdosynochus summanoides
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| Pseudorhabdosynochus summanoides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Dactylogyridea |
| Family: | Diplectanidae |
| Genus: | Pseudorhabdosynochus |
| Species: | P. summanoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudorhabdosynochus summanoides Yang, Gibson & Zeng, 2005 | |
Pseudorhabdosynochus summanoides is a species of diplectanid monogenean parasitic on the gills of the orange-spotted grouper Epinephelus coioides. It was described in 2005.[1]
Pseudorhabdosynochus summanoides is a small monogenean, 0.3-0.5 mm in length.[1] 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.
