Dactylogyrus pisolabrae n. sp. (Monogenoidea: Dactylogyridae) Parasitizing the Pealip Redhorse, Moxostoma pisolabrum (Teleostei: Catostomidae), from Oklahoma, U.S.A.

Dactylogyrus pisolabrae n. sp. (Monogenoidea: Dactylogyridae) Parasitizing the Pealip Redhorse, Moxostoma pisolabrum (Teleostei: Catostomidae), from Oklahoma, U.S.A.
J Parasitol. 2020 Feb;106(1):53-55
Authors: Cloutman DG, McAllister CT, Robison HW
Abstract
A new species of monogenean, Dactylogyrus pisolabrae n. sp., was found parasitizing the gills of the Pealip Redhorse, Moxostoma pisolabrum, from Oklahoma. Dactylogyrus pisolabrae is morphologically similar to Dactylogyrus apos, Dactylogyrus atripinnei, Dactylogyrus duquesnei, and Dactylogyrus niger, all parasitizing other species of suckers, by possessing a robust, sickle-shaped male copulatory organ, but differs from these and all other species of North American Dactylogyrus by possessing 2 unique wing-like projections opposite each other on the proximal portion of the accessory piece. Dactylogyrus pisolabrae represents the first monogenean reported from the Pealip Redhorse.
PMID: 31995718 [PubMed - in process]

Source: The Journal of Parasitology - January 30, 2020 Category: Parasitology Authors: Cloutman DG, McAllister CT, Robison HW Tags: J Parasitol Source Type: research