Salsuginus neotropicalis n. sp (Monogenea : Ancyrocephalinae) from the pike killifish Belonesox belizanus (Atheriniformes : Poeciliidae) from southeastern Mexico

Authors
Mendoza-Franco, EF Vidal-Martinez, VM
Citation
Ef. Mendoza-franco et Vm. Vidal-martinez, Salsuginus neotropicalis n. sp (Monogenea : Ancyrocephalinae) from the pike killifish Belonesox belizanus (Atheriniformes : Poeciliidae) from southeastern Mexico, SYST PARAS, 48(1), 2001, pp. 41-45
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
SYSTEMATIC PARASITOLOGY
ISSN journal
01655752 → ACNP
Volume
48
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
41 - 45
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-5752(200101)48:1<41:SNNS(:>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Salsuginus neotropicalis n. sp. is described from the gills of Belonesox be lizanus (Kner), the pike killifish (Poeciliidae), from the southeastern Mex ico. S. neotropicalis is distinguished from all other congeners by the morp hology of the haptoral sclerites, especially by the presence of a ventral b ar with notably enlarged ends, and by possessing overlapping gonads. The di agnosis of Salsuginus is amended based on the position of gonads in this sp ecies. This is the first known Salsuginus species occurring in a freshwater fish from the Neotropical Region.