Monogeneans from Pangasiidae (Siluriformes) in Southeast Asia: I. Five newspecies of Thaparocleidus Jain, 1952 (Ancylodiscoidinae) from Pangasius pangasius, P-kinabatanganensis, P-rheophilus and P-nieuwenhuisii

Authors
Pariselle, A Lim, LHS Lambert, A
Citation
A. Pariselle et al., Monogeneans from Pangasiidae (Siluriformes) in Southeast Asia: I. Five newspecies of Thaparocleidus Jain, 1952 (Ancylodiscoidinae) from Pangasius pangasius, P-kinabatanganensis, P-rheophilus and P-nieuwenhuisii, PARASITE, 8(2), 2001, pp. 127-135
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
PARASITE-JOURNAL DE LA SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE PARASITOLOGIE
ISSN journal
1252607X → ACNP
Volume
8
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
127 - 135
Database
ISI
SICI code
1252-607X(200106)8:2<127:MFP(IS>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
The examination of gill parasites from Pangasius pangasius (Hamilton, 1822) ; P. kinabotangonensis Roberts & Vidthayanon, 1991; P. rheophilus Pouyaud & Teugels, 2000 and P. nieuwenhuisii (Popta, 1904) (Siluriformes, Pangasiida e) in Southeast Asia revealed the presence of six species of Thoparocleidus Jain, 1952 (Monogenea, Ancylodiscoidinae). One has been previously describ ed from P. pangasius: T, pangasi (Tripathi, 1957). The other five are new s pecies: T, chandpuri n. sp, from P, pangasius; T, bahari n. sp. and T, saba nensis n, sp, from P, kinabatanganensis; T, redebensis n, sp, from P. rheop hilus and T. mahakomensis n, sp, from P, nieuwenhuisii.