Morphological and molecular (28S rRNA) data of monogeneans (Platyhelminthes) infecting the gill lamellae of marine fishes in the Campeche Bank, southwest Gulf of Mexico (original) (raw)

During the examination of 913 fish specimens belonging to four families in the Campeche Bank (Gulf of Mexico), 23 gill ectoparasitic monogenean species were found, which belong to three families: Dactylogyridae, Microcotylidae and Diclidophoridae. The speciesEuryhaliotremaamydrum,E.carbuncularium,E.dunlapae,E.fajeravilae,E.fastigatum,E.longibaculum,E.paracanthi,E.tubocirrus,Haliotrematoidescornigerum,H.gracilihamus,H.heteracantha,H.longihamus,H.magnigastrohamus,H.striatohamus,Hamatopedunculariabagre,Neotetraonchusbravohollisae, andN.felis(all Dactylogyridae) were found on the hostsLutjanussynagris,L.griseus,Ariopsisfelis,Bagremarinus,Archosargusrhomboidalis, andHaemulonplumieri. Additionally,Microcotylearchosargi,Microcotylesp., andMicrocotyloidesincisa(all Microcotylidae) were found onL.griseusandA.rhomboidalis; finally,Choricotylesp. 1,Choricotylesp. 2, andChoricotylesp. 3 (all Diclidophoridae) were found onH.plumieri. The prevalence, abundance, mean intensity of infection, and su...