Three new species of Pseudorhabdosynochus (Monogenea, Diplectanidae) from several species of Cephalopholis and Epinephelus (Perciformes, Serranidae) from Thailand.

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Animal Systematics and Ecology Speciality Research Unit (ASESRU), Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngam Wong Wan Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand - Biodiversity Center Kasetsart University (BDCKU), Bangkok 10900, Thailand.

Published: October 2022

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  • Three new species of Pseudorhabdosynochus were identified from fish gills in the Gulf of Thailand: P. suratthaniensis from Cephalopholis argus, P. cephalopholi from C. sonnerati, and P. samaesarnensis from Epinephelus lanceolatus.
  • Each species is characterized by unique features of their sclerotized vagina and rodlet rows in squamodiscs, with specific structural differences that help distinguish them from related species.
  • These findings mark the first records of Pseudorhabdosynochus associated with Cephalopholis in Thailand, and add to the limited species found on Epinephelus.

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Pseudorhabdosynochus suratthaniensis n. sp. is described from the gills of Cephalopholis argus; P. cephalopholi n. sp., from the gills of C. sonnerati; and P. samaesarnensis n. sp., from the gills of Epinephelus lanceolatus. These fish were all caught in the Gulf of Thailand. Pseudorhabdosynochus suratthaniensis n. sp. is distinguished from congeneric species by the structure of its sclerotized vagina, which has a wide sclerotized trumpet and a single large primary chamber, and by the number of rows of rodlets in each of its squamodiscs. Pseudorhabdosynochus cephalopholi n. sp. is also distinguished by the structure of its sclerotized vagina that, like the P. suratthaniensis n. sp., has a sclerotized trumpet, but it also has a long coiled or curved primary canal near its midlength, and a distal part with a primary chamber and a secondary chamber communicating with the primary chamber through a short secondary canal. In addition, P. cephalopholi n. sp. is distinguished by some sclerotized organs (ventral and dorsal hamuli, ventral bar, and quadriloculate organ) with different lengths, and by the number of rows of rodlets in each of its squamodiscs. Pseudorhabdosynochus samaesarnensis n. sp. is distinguished by its sclerotized vagina that has an anterior cup-shaped trumpet and a short straight or curved primary canal. For Thailand, these are the first species of Pseudorhabdosynochus described from species of Cephalopholis and the second species of Pseudorhabdosynochus described from Epinephelus.

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