Three new species of Monogenea (Platyhelminthes) parasites of fish in the Guandu river, southeastern Brazil - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v34i4.10466

Vanessa Doro Abdallah; Rodney Kozlowiski de Azevedo; José Luis Fernando Luque

doi:10.4025/actascibiolsci.v34i4.10466

Three new species of Monogenea (Platyhelminthes) parasites of fish in the Guandu river, southeastern Brazil - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v34i4.10466

Vanessa Doro Abdallah Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
Rodney Kozlowiski de Azevedo Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
José Luis Fernando Luque Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v34i4.10466

Abstract

Current essay describes three new Monogenean species, namely, Cosmetocleithrum striatuli sp. nov., Jainus leporini sp. nov. and Rhabdosynochus guanduensis sp. nov., parasites on the gills of Trachelyopterus striatulus (Steindachner, 1877), Leporinus copelandii Steindachner, 1875 and Centropomus undecimalis (Bloch, 1792), respectively. Fish were collected from the Guandu river, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil between August 2005 and November 2008. Cosmetocleithrum striatuli sp. nov. differs from all other congeneric species by the shape of an accessory piece (more robust and resembling a crustacean claw or chela) and by the shape of its ventral and dorsal bars (not V-shaped and with expanded lateral ends directed to the rear). Jainus leporini sp. nov. differs from all other Jainus species by the male copulation organ (MCO), with a 2-ring coil, by the absence of medial projection on ventral bar and by a plate-like sclerotized structure associated to the vagina. Rhabdosynochus guanduensis sp. nov. differs from all other congeneric species by the morphology of the copulation complex and by a shell-shaped vagina.

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Author Biography

José Luis Fernando Luque, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro

Aossui graduação em Ciências Biologicas - Universidad Ricardo Palma (1984), doutorado em Ciências Veterinárias pela Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (1994) e Pós-doutorado em Ecologia e Biodiversidade de parasitos no Parasitology Research group, Department of Zoology, University of Otago, Nova Zelândia (2006 -2007). Tem publicado 143 artigos completos em periódicos científicos e 2 capítulos de livro; apresentando 212 comunicações em eventos científicos. Atualmente é Professor Adjunto do Departamento de Parasitologia Animal da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro e orientador permanente nos Cursos de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Veterinárias e Biologia Animal da UFRRJ. Tem experiência na área de Ictioparasitologia e Helmintologia animal atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: Taxonomia e biodiversidade dos parasitas de peixes marinhos e de água doce na região Neotropical; ecologia de populações e comunidades parasitárias; parasitos de peixes com importância zoonótica. Currículo Lattes

Published

2012-03-23

How to Cite

Abdallah, V. D., Azevedo, R. K. de, & Luque, J. L. F. (2012). Three new species of Monogenea (Platyhelminthes) parasites of fish in the Guandu river, southeastern Brazil - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v34i4.10466. Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences, 34(4), 483-490. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v34i4.10466

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Vol 34 No 4 (2012)

Section

Parasitology

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