Halomonhystera parasitica n. sp (Nematoda: Monhysteridae), a parasite of Talorchestia brito (Crustacea: Talitridae) in Portugal

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2010

Authors

George Poinar (Author) Other; Daniella Duarte (Author) Other; Maria Joao Santos (Author) FCUP

Journal

Title: Systematic Parasitology

Vol. 75

Pages: 53-58

ISSN: 0165-5752

Publisher: Springer Nature

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Scientific classification

FOS: Medical and Health sciences > Health sciences

CORDIS: Natural sciences > Biological sciences > Biology

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-003-D04

DOI: 10.1007/s11230-009-9210-x

Abstract (EN): Halomonhystera parasitica n. sp. (Monhysterida: Monhysteridae) is described from the body-cavity and under the dorsal plates of the sandy beach amphipod Talorchestia brito Stebbing (Crustacea: Talitridae) in Portugal. The new species differs from previously described members of the genus by a combination of the following characters: four medium-sized cephalic setae; base of stoma with three blunt denticles; posterior dilated portion of stoma absent; amphids small, with width less than quarter of corresponding body width; amphids located less than two labial widths from anterior extremity; uterine eggs elliptical and unembryonated; gubernaculum lacks caudal process; and male tail with two separated pairs of postcloacal papillae and a single subterminal seta-like papilla. This is the first representative of the family Monhysteridae parasitic in the body-cavity of crustaceans. Approximately 48% of the amphipods examined contained various stages of H. parasitica.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 6