Two new species of Neoentobdella (Monogenea: Capsalidae: Entobdellinae) from the skin of Australian stingrays (Dasyatidae)

Whittington, Ian D. and Kearn, Graham C. (2009) Two new species of Neoentobdella (Monogenea: Capsalidae: Entobdellinae) from the skin of Australian stingrays (Dasyatidae). Folia Parasitologica, 56 (1). pp. 29-35. ISSN 1803-6465

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Abstract

Two new species of entobdelline (capsalid) monogeneans are described from the skin of Australian dasyatid stingrays, namely Neoentobdella cribbi sp. n., a small parasite from the estuarine stingray, Dasyatis fluviorum Ogilby (Elasmobranchii: Dasyatidae) and Neoentobdella baggioi sp. n., a relatively large parasite from the porcupine ray, Urogymnus asperrimus (Bloch et Schneider) (Elasmobranchii: Dasyatidae). A striking feature of both of these new parasite species is a pad, possibly located within the genital atrium, armed with rows of closely spaced, rod-shaped microsclerites. Both species also possess a muscular papilla in the genital tract and a club-shaped structure near the common genital opening on the left lateral margin of the body. In N. cribbi, the latter feature is large and located anterior to the genital pad and in N. baggioi, it is small and located in a more posterior position. Similar embellishments in the genital area occur in N. natans Kearn et Whittington, 2005 and in N. parvitesticulata Kearn et Whittington, 2005, while other species (e.g. N. garneri Whittington et Kearn, 2009 and N. taiwanensis Whittington et Kearn, 2009) lack these features and differ also in functional aspects of the male copulatory apparatus and the haptor. Separate generic status for these two groupings is indicated, but must await a comparative and comprehensive review of all Neoentobdella spp.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	platyhelminthes,monogenea,entobdellines,neoentobdella cribbi sp. n.,neoentobdella baggioi sp. n.,dasyatidae,stingrays,dasyatis fluviorum,urogymnus asperrimus,spermatophores
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Biological Sciences
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	22 Dec 2016 00:00
Last Modified:	11 Jan 2023 10:33
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/61849
DOI:	10.14411/fp.2009.005

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