New species of Spinuris (Monogenea : Monocotylidae) from Zapteryx exasperata (Elasmobranchii : Rhinobatidae) from Baja California Sur, Mexico

Authors
del Prado, MCG Euzet, L
Citation
Mcg. Del Prado et L. Euzet, New species of Spinuris (Monogenea : Monocotylidae) from Zapteryx exasperata (Elasmobranchii : Rhinobatidae) from Baja California Sur, Mexico, J PARASITOL, 85(4), 1999, pp. 705-708
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY
ISSN journal
00223395 → ACNP
Volume
85
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
705 - 708
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3395(199908)85:4<705:NSOS(:>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Monocotylid monogeneans were collected from the gills of 3 Rhinobatos produ ctus and 5 Zapteryx exasperata in Bahia Almeja, Baja California Sur, Mexico . All are parasitized by monocotylids of the genus Spinuris, 9 specimens of Spinuris, lophosoma Dol an on Rhinobatos productus (new record) and 27 spe cimens of Spinuris zapterygis n. sp. on Z. exasperata. This new species dif fers from the other species in the genus Spinuris by the number of dorsal h aptoral sclerites, morphology of, hooks, and male copulatory apparatus. The generic diagnosis of the genus Spinuris is revised.