Pseudorhabdosynochus bacchus

Pseudorhabdosynochus bacchus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Monogenea
Order:	Dactylogyridea
Family:	Diplectanidae
Genus:	Pseudorhabdosynochus
Species:	P. bacchus
Binomial name
	Pseudorhabdosynochus bacchus; Sigura, Chauvet & Justine, 2007

Pseudorhabdosynochus bacchus is a diplectanid monogenean parasitic on the gills of groupers. It was described in 2007.^[1]

Description and etymology

Pseudorhabdosynochus bacchus is a small monogenean. The species has the general characteristics of other species of Pseudorhabdosynochus, with a flat body and a posterior haptor, which is the organ by which the monogenean attaches itself to the gill of is host. The haptor bears two squamodiscs, one ventral and one dorsal.

The sclerotized male copulatory organ, or "quadriloculate organ", has the shape of a bean with four internal chambers, as in other species of Pseudorhabdosynochus.

The

Bacchus (Latin), the mythological God of wine, because of "the shape of the primary chamber of the sclerotised vagina, which resembles a glass of wine".^[1]

Hosts and localities

Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus

is the type-host of Pseudorhabdosynochus argus.

The whitespotted grouper,

Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus, is the type-host of Pseudorhabdosynochus argus. The type-locality is the barrier reef off Nouméa, New Caledonia.^[1]

References

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ISSN 1896-1851
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[SiguraChauvet2007-1] 
ISSN 1896-1851
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