Title
New species of Philocorydoras Suriano, 1986 (Monogenoidea: Dactylogyridae): Philocorydoras maltai n. sp., Philocorydoras beleniensis n. sp. and Philocorydoras alcantarai n. sp. from the gills of callichthyids (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) from the Peruvian Amazonia
Date Issued
01 January 2022
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
Abstract
During a research on gills ectoparasites of callichthyids fishes from the Peruvian Amazonia, the following new monogenoideans species were recovered: Philocorydoras maltain. sp. from Corydoras splendens (Castelnau) and Brochis multiradiatus (Orcés, V.); Philocorydoras beleniensisn. sp. from C. ambiacus (Cope) and C. agassizii (Steindachner) and Philocorydoras alcantarain. sp. from C. virginiae (Burgess). All new species described herein are mainly differentiated from their congeners based on the morphology of the copulatory complex. In P. maltain. sp. the cirrus corresponds to a very thin curved and slightly sclerotized tube, with an inflated and distally narrow base; the accessory piece is sclerotized, curved in the anterior portion, sickle-shaped and with the terminal portion slightly bent. In P. beleniensisn. sp. the cirrus corresponds to a slightly curved sclerotized robust tube with its base folded back ending in three finger-like projections; the accessory piece is sclerotized, cobra-shaped, distal part with an inwardly-directed curvature. In P. alcantarain. sp. the cirrus corresponds to a sclerotized arched long tube, with sclerotized accessory piece with a bifid termination, curved in its middle portion.
Volume
99
Issue
6
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Biología marina, Biología de agua dulce, Limnología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85137521212
PubMed ID
Source
Systematic Parasitology
ISSN of the container
01655752
Sponsor(s)
We would like to thank Gloria Pizango Paima for the facilities of the ‘‘Laboratorio de Hidrobiología’’ at the ‘‘Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana‘‘ and the “Laboratorio de Parasitología y Sanidad Acuícola” from IIAP were samples were fixed. This work was supported by a post-doctoral scholarship from the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq); Process Number 150672/2017-9 to G.A.M.M.
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