Abstract
The examination of gill parasites from Pangasius nasutus (Bleeker, 1862) (Siluriformes, Pangasiidae) revealed the presence of five new species of Monogenea, all belonging to Thaparocleidus Jain, 1952 (Monogenea, Ancylodiscoididae) as defined by Lim (1996) and Lim et al. (2001): T. serpens n. sp. T. ocrea n. sp., T. megagripus n. sp., T. citreum n. sp. and T. alatus n. sp.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Asia, Southeastern
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Catfishes / parasitology*
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Female
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Fish Diseases / parasitology*
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Gills / parasitology*
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Male
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Phylogeny
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Platyhelminths / anatomy & histology
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Platyhelminths / classification*
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Platyhelminths / isolation & purification
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Trematode Infections / parasitology
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Trematode Infections / veterinary*