An annotated list of parasites (Isopoda, Copepoda, Monogenea, Digenea, Cestoda and Nematoda) collected in groupers (Serranidae, Epinephelinae) in New Caledonia emphasizes parasite biodiversity in coral reef fish

Justine, Jean‐Lou; Beveridge, Ian; Boxshall, Geoffrey A.; Bray, Rod A.; Moravec, František; Trilles, Jean‐Paul; Whittington, Ian D.

doi:10.14411/fp.2010.032

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“…Groupers (Serranidae, Epinephelinae) harbour a very rich fauna of gill monogeneans, mostly diplectanids (Justine, 2010;Justine et al, 2010). Numbers of monogenean species range from nine to 13 per fish species, and most diplectanids are strictly host speciesspecific (Justine, 2007a;Justine & Sigura, 2007;Sigura & Justine, 2008).…”

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Monogeneans from Epinephelus chlorostigma (Val.) (Perciformes: Serranidae) off New Caledonia, with the description of three new species of diplectanids

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2010

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Gill monogeneans from the brownspotted grouper Epinephelus chlorostigma (Val.) collected in deep water off the coral barrier reef of New Caledonia, South Pacific, comprise seven species. These include the ancyrocephalid Haliotrema sp., the capsalid Allobenedenia cf. epinepheli Yamaguti, 1968, and five diplectanids, namely Pseudorhabdosynochus epinepheli (Yamaguti, 1938), reported in a previous paper, P. cyanopodus Sigura & Justine, 2008 and P. podocyanus Sigura & Justine, 2008, two species originally described from E. cyanopodus Richardson, P. stigmosus n. sp., P. exoticoides n. sp. and Diplectanum femineum n. sp. P. stigmosus is characterised by a sclerotised vagina with a straight primary canal, large ovoid primary chamber and spherical secondary chamber. P. exoticoides is a highly aberrant species, with a thick-walled male quadriloculate organ and a discoid sclerotised vagina with an exceptional structure. Interestingly, P. exoticoides resembles P. exoticus Sigura & Justine, 2008, a species from E. cyanopodus, and P. stigmosus resembles P. cyanopodus and P. podocyanus, also both from E. cyanopodus, suggesting close relationships between the diplectanid faunae of these two fish species. D. femineum belongs to a group of diplectanids, provisionally classified as 'Diplectanum' Diesing, 1858, which all share a small funnel-shaped male copulatory organ. In contrast to other members of this group which have no sclerotised vagina, D. femineum has a sclerotised vagina with the same organisation as those of species of Pseudorhabdosynochus Yamaguti, 1958. This suggests that the species of 'Diplectanum' from groupers are closer to Pseudorhabdosynochus than suggested by the structure of the male organs.

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Monogeneans from Epinephelus chlorostigma (Val.) (Perciformes: Serranidae) off New Caledonia, with the description of three new species of diplectanids

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2010

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“…This family of fishes has been relatively well sampled in New Caledonian waters, with more than 600 specimens examined (Justine et al, 2010, and subsequent studies). Fifty specimens of Plectropomus leopardus were examined and 20 species of parasites were recorded from them (Boxshall et al, 2008;Bray & Justine, 2007;Justine et al, 2010;Justine & Euzet, 2006). These figures give an idea of the likely rarity of H. plectropomi; however, the paucity of infected hosts is compensated for by the high intensity of infection, with the single infected specimen examined containing several hundred thousand eggs.…”

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Huffmanela plectropomi n. sp. (Nematoda: Trichosomoididae: Huffmanelinae) from the coralgrouper Plectropomus leopardus (Lacépède) off New Caledonia

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2011

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Huffmanela plectropomi n. sp. is described from eggs only, which were found in black spots in the mesentery of a coralgrouper, Plectropomus leopardus (Lacépède), caught near Nouméa, New Caledonia, South Pacific. The eggs are 64-76 (mean 69) μm in length and 29-35 (mean 32) μm in width, with a thin shell. The surface of the eggs bears a thick, continuous layer of filaments. The species is distinguished from other members of the genus by the dimensions of its eggs and the characteristics of their surface. This is the first species of Huffmanela Moravec, 1987 to be described from a grouper (Serranidae, Epinephelinae).

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“…This attempt, has also been made to estimate the extent of our current knowledge in comparison to a total, exhaustive inventory of the monogenean fauna. Diseases borned by the parasite are the most important factor which threatened the fishery industry worldwide [5] and India is not exception to this. Monogenean parasites infect freshwater fishes are one of the major group of parasites that often cause diseases worldwide [6] .…”

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A review of Monogenean diversity in India: Pathogens of fish diseases

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An annotated list of parasites (Isopoda, Copepoda, Monogenea, Digenea, Cestoda and Nematoda) collected in groupers (Serranidae, Epinephelinae) in New Caledonia emphasizes parasite biodiversity in coral reef fish

Cited by 67 publications

References 95 publications

Monogeneans from Epinephelus chlorostigma (Val.) (Perciformes: Serranidae) off New Caledonia, with the description of three new species of diplectanids

Monogeneans from Epinephelus chlorostigma (Val.) (Perciformes: Serranidae) off New Caledonia, with the description of three new species of diplectanids

Huffmanela plectropomi n. sp. (Nematoda: Trichosomoididae: Huffmanelinae) from the coralgrouper Plectropomus leopardus (Lacépède) off New Caledonia

A review of Monogenean diversity in India: Pathogens of fish diseases

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