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Table 2 in Description of two new species of Diplectanum Diesing, 1858 (Monogenea: Diplectanidae) collected from Protonibea diacanthus (Lacep`ede, 1802) (Teleostei: Sciaenidae) from waters off northern Australia

  • 1. School of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2678, Australia & Gulbali Institute, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2678, Australia

Description

Table 2 Comparative measurements of Diplectanum spp. (measurements in micrometres; measurements are range followed by mean in parentheses; - indicates no measurements available.).

SpeciesDiplectanumDiplectanumDiplectanumDiplectanum
timorcanthusdiacanthi n.oliveriglandulosum
n. sp.sp.
ReferencePresent studyPresent studyWilliamsWilliams
(1989)(1989)
HostProtonibeaProtonibeaArgyrosomusArgyrosomus
diacanthusdiacanthushololepidotushololepidotus
LocationAustralia:Australia:Australia:Australia:
NorthernNorthernWesternWestern
TerritoryTerritoryAustraliaAustralia
Total length546-1830645-1870909-1139499-640
(923)(1087)(1010)(594)
Greatest75-214 (145)127-460166-224128-154
width(253)(195) a(139) a
Eye spots2 anterior to2 anterior to2 anterior tolarge, intact
pharynxpharynxpharynx
Tegumentalabsentabsentabsentabsent
scales
Pharynx38-79 (56)38-101 (64)
Length
Pharynx34-60 (46)27-95 (62)41-71 (56)35-51 (39)
Width
Peduncle57-212 (133)89-366 (168)
Length
Peduncle35-147 (75)54-163 (96)
Width
Haptor37-94 (64)51-101 (67)
Length
Haptor191-291 (226)151-301224-275243-269
Width(235)(258)(254)
Oral Sucker8-18 (13)10-24 (15)
Length
Oral Sucker8-21 (12)9-21 (13)
Width
Squamodisc64-164 (118)23-74 (48)
Length
Squamodisc34-156 (105)35-101 (65)166-18999-106 (101)
Width(175)
Ventral56-67 (61)46-75 (60)67-77 (72)72-77 (74)
Anchor
Length
Ventral2-15 (8)4-20 (10)
Anchor
Base
Width
Dorsal52-69 (62)46-78 (66)66-70 (68)64-67 (65)
Anchor
Length
Dorsal6-12 (9)4-14 (10)
Anchor
Base
Width
Ventral Bar98-133 (118)93-124 (109)128-158117-153
Length(148)(134)
Ventral Bar9-26 (21)8-19 (16)
Width
Dorsal Bar64-108 (97)48-66 (61)96-110 (102)90-117 (105)
Length
Dorsal Bar14-28 (23)12-40 (20)
Width
MCO Length42-96 (74)81-110 (96)166-17951-66 (59)
(171)
MCO Width5-15 (10)9-12 (10)

a At level of ovary.

Notes

Published as part of Porter, Megan, Barton, Diane P., Francis, Nidhish & Shamsi, Shokoofeh, 2023, Description of two new species of Diplectanum Diesing, 1858 (Monogenea: Diplectanidae) collected from Protonibea diacanthus (Lacep`ede, 1802) (Teleostei: Sciaenidae) from waters off northern Australia, pp. 101 in International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 21 on page 101, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2023.04.004, http://zenodo.org/record/10668282

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References

  • Williams, A., 1989. Some monogenean parasites of the genera calceostoma van Beneden, 1852 and Diplectanum Diesing, 1858 from Argyrosomus hololepidotus (Lacepede, 1802) (Sciaenidae: teleostei) in western Australia. Syst. Parasitol. 14, 187 - 201.