Monogeneans from Pangasiidae (Siluriformes) in Southeast Asia: V. Five new species of Thaparocleidus Jain, 1952 (Ancylodiscoididae) from Pangasius Nasutus

Parasite. 2003 Dec;10(4):317-23. doi: 10.1051/parasite/2003104317.

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

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Asia, Southeastern
  • Catfishes / parasitology*
  • Female
  • Fish Diseases / parasitology*
  • Gills / parasitology*
  • Male
  • Phylogeny
  • Platyhelminths / anatomy & histology
  • Platyhelminths / classification*
  • Platyhelminths / isolation & purification
  • Trematode Infections / parasitology
  • Trematode Infections / veterinary*