Neotropical Monogenoidea. 45. Revision of Diplectanocotyla Yamaguti, 1953 (Diplectanidae) with redescription of Diplectanocotyla magalopis Rakotofiringa and Oliver, 1987 on Atlantic tarpon, Megalops atlanticus Cuvier and Valenciennes, from Nicaragua and Mexico

0104447 - PAU-O 20043025 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Mendoza-Franco, E. F. - Kritsky, D. C. - Vidal-Martínez, V. M. - Scholz, Tomáš - Aguirre-Macedo, M. L.
Neotropical Monogenoidea. 45. Revision of Diplectanocotyla Yamaguti, 1953 (Diplectanidae) with redescription of Diplectanocotyla magalopis Rakotofiringa and Oliver, 1987 on Atlantic tarpon, Megalops atlanticus Cuvier and Valenciennes, from Nicaragua and Mexico.
[Neotropická monogenea. 45. Revize rodu Diplectanocotyla Yamaguti, 1953 (Diplectanidae) s redeskripcí druhu Diplectanocotyla magalopis Rakotofiringa a Oliver, 1987 z atlantického tarpona, Megalops atlanticus Cuvier a Valenciennes, z Nikaraguy a Mexika.]
Comparative Parasitology. Roč. 71, č. 2 (2004), s. 158-165. ISSN 1525-2647. E-ISSN 1938-2952
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z6022909
Keywords : Monogenea * Diplectanidae * fish parasite
Subject RIV: EG - Zoology
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The diganosis of Diplectanocotyla Yamaguti, 1953 (Monogenoidea: Dactylogyridea) is emened, the genus is transferred to the Diplectanidae, and the Diplectanocotylidae is considered a junior synonym of the Diplectanidae. Diplectanocotyla magalopis is redescribed from gills of Atlantic tarpon, Megalops atlanticus (Megalopidae), from the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua and Mexico (new host and locality records)

Byla upravena diagnóza rodu Diplectanocotyla Yamaguti, 1953 (Monogenoidea: Dactylogyridea), který byl přeřazen do čeledi Diplectanidae, zatímco čeleď Diplectanocotylidae je považována za její synonymum. Byl redeskribován druh Diplectanocotyla magalopis ze žaber atlantického tarpona, Megalops atlanticus (Megalopidae), z atlantického pobřeží Nikaraguy a Mexika (noví hostitelé a lokality)
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