Pseudaxine indicana
Pseudaxine indicana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
Class: | Monogenea |
Order: | Mazocraeidea |
Family: | Gastrocotylidae |
Genus: | Pseudaxine |
Species: | P. indicana
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Binomial name | |
Pseudaxine indicana Chauhan, 1945
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Pseudaxine indicana is a
Systematics
Pseudaxine indicana was described based on single contracted specimen, from the gills of the black sea-bream Chrysophrys berda (currently named Acanthopagrus berda) [2] (Sparidae), collected off India.[1] It is a species dubia due to the incomplete description, the lack of material, and the unusual host.[3][4][5]
Description
Pseudaxine indicana has the general morphology of all species of
Etymology
The species name refers to India, the type-locality of the species.[1]
Hosts and localities
The type-host is the black sea-bream Acanthopagrus berda) (Sparidae). The type-locality is off India.[1] It was also recorded on an undefined mackerel “Salala” off Fiji island.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e Chauhan, B.S. (1945) Trematodes from Indian Marine fishes Part I. On Some New Monogenetic Trematodes of the Sub-orders Monopisthocotylea Odhner, 1912 and Polyopisthocotylea Odhner, 1912. Indian Acad.Sci.SectionB, 21, 129-159. [1] PDF
- ^ Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2019). FishBase. Chrysophrys berda (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=314088 on 2019-03-05
- ^ Lebedev, B.I. (1985) On the Taxonomic Position of the Monogenean, Pseudaxine mexicana Meserve, 1938. 77.
- ^ Lebedev, B.I. (1986) Monogenea suborder Gastrocotylinea. Akademiya Nauka: Leningrad.
- ^ Lebedev, B.I. (1977) Two new species of monogeneans from fishes of Indo-Pacific waters wilh notes concerning the genera Pseudaxine and Pseudaxinoides. Excerta parasitologica en memoria del Dr.Eduardo Caballero y Cabellero., 4, 69-78.
- ^ Manter, H.W. & Prince, D.F. (1953) Some Monogenetic Trematodes f Marine Fishes from Figi. Helminthological Society, 20, 105-112. PDF