Pseudorhabdosynochus firmicoleatus facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Pseudorhabdosynochus firmicoleatus |
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Monopisthocotylea
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Diplectanidae
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Pseudorhabdosynochus
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P. firmicoleatus
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| Pseudorhabdosynochus firmicoleatus Kritsky, Bakenhaster & Adams, 2015
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Pseudorhabdosynochus firmicoleatus is a diplectanid monogenean parasite on the gills of the Yellowedge grouper, Epinephelus flavolimbatus and the Snowy grouper, Epinephelus niveatus. It was described by Kritsky, Bakenhaster and Adams in 2015.
Description
Pseudorhabdosynochus firmicoleatus is a small monogenean, 400-500 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.
Hosts and localities
The type-host is the Yellowedge grouper, Epinephelus flavolimbatus; the species has also been found on the gills of the Snowy grouper, Epinephelus niveatus. The type-locality is the open Gulf of Mexico, 70 miles south of Panama City, Florida. The record on the Snowy grouper is from the Gulf of Mexico, 60 miles south-west of Pensacola, Florida.
