Ligophorus species (Monogenea: Ancyrocephalidae) from Mugil cephalus (Teleostei: Mugilidae) off Morocco with the description of a new species and remarks about the use of Ligophorus spp. as biological markers of host populations

Hafidi, Fouzia El; Rkhami, Ouafae Berrada; Buron, Isaure de; Durand, Jean‐Dominique; Pariselle, Antoine

doi:10.14411/fp.2013.046

Cited by 13 publications

(20 citation statements)

References 25 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Both species are, despite their low genetic divergence, considered valid (Durand et al 2012, Whitfield et al 2012. The presence of separate but closely related parasite species on these closely related hosts corroborates the suggestion of El Hafidi et al (2013) that species of Ligophorus can be used as a marker for taxonomy and evolution of mullet species.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 79%

A comparative study of Ligophorus uruguayense and L. saladensis (Monogenea: Ancyrocephalidae) from Mugil liza (Teleostei: Mugilidae) in southern Brazil

Marchiori¹,

Pariselle²,

Pereira³

et al. 2015

Folia Parasitologica

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Representatives of Ligophorus Euzet et Suriano, 1977 were found on the gills of Mugil liza Valenciennes caught in southern Brazil. They were identified as Ligophorus uruguayense Failla Siquier et Ostrowski de Núñez, 2009 and Ligophorus saladensis Marcotegui et Martorelli, 2009, even though specific identification proved to be difficult due to inconsistencies in some diagnostic features reported for these two species. Therefore, a combined morphological and molecular approach was used to critically review the validity of these species, by means of phase contrast and confocal fluorescence microscopical examination of sclerotised hard parts, and assessing the genetic divergence between L. saladensis, L. uruguayense and their congeners using rDNA sequences. The main morphological differences between the two species relate to the shape of the accessory piece of the penis and the median process of the ventral bar. The accessory piece in L. uruguayense is shorter than in L. saladensis, has a cylindrical, convex upper lobe and straight lower lobe (vs with the distal tip of the lower lobe turning away from the upper lobe in the latter species). The ventral bar has a V-shaped anterior median part in L. uruguayense (vs U-shaped in L. saladensis). The two species are suggested to be part of a species complex together with L. mediterraneus Sarabeev, Balbuena et Euzet, 2005. We recommend to generalise such comparative assessment of species of Ligophorus for a reliable picture of the diversity and diversification mechanisms within the genus, and to make full use of its potential as an additional marker for mullet taxonomy and systematics.

show abstract

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 79%

A comparative study of Ligophorus uruguayense and L. saladensis (Monogenea: Ancyrocephalidae) from Mugil liza (Teleostei: Mugilidae) in southern Brazil

Marchiori¹,

Pariselle²,

Pereira³

et al. 2015

Folia Parasitologica

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Ligophorus Euzet and Suriano, 1977 includes 60 valid species of monogeneans infecting the gills of grey mullets (Mugilidae) (Dmitrieva et al 2012;Soo and Lim, 2012, El Hafidi et al 2013aKritsky et al 2013;Sarabeev et al 2013;. Species of the genus are characterized by the combination of the following features: vas deferens on the left side not encircling the intestinal caeca; one prostatic reservoir; copulatory complex comprising a copulatory organ with bilobed base and accessory piece; a J -to U-shaped ovary, a vagina sclerotized or not; dorsal and ventral anchor/bar complex with seven pairs of hooks and bars dissimilar in shape, ventral bar with anteromedian protuberances (Sarabeev et al 2013).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…platanus Günther 1880), each with a different regional distribution (Shen et al 2011;Durand et al 2012;Whitfield et al 2012). Given that evidence from host-parasite records suggests that the species of Ligophorus are fairly oixenic (Sarabeev et al 2013), it has been proposed that those occurring on M. cephalus sensu lato may serve as host markers at regional scale (El Hafidi et al 2013a).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, the analysis of records of Ligophorus spp. on M. cephalus may help as indicators to determine the assemblage of species that constitute the M. cephalus complex (Marianello et al 2004;El Hafidi et al 2013a).…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…El Hafidi et al (2013a) reviewed the zoographic records of Ligophorus spp. from the M. cephalus species complex.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

A New Species of Ligophorus (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) from the gills of the Flathead Mullet Mugil cephalus (Teleostei: Mugilidae) from Mexico

Rodríguez-González

Míguez-Lozano

Llopis‐Belenguer

et al. 2015

Acta Parasitologica

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A new monogenean species, Ligophorus yucatanensis n. sp. from the gills of the flathead mullet Mugil cephalus from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, is described. The new species can be differentiated from all other species of Ligophorus by the morphology of the accessory piece of the copulatory organ. Its main lobe is cylindrical, tunnelled expanded distally, slightly bowed with a characteristic membranous opening at level of medial bifurcation of the accessory piece, forming a thick-walled bulbshaped expansion that ends in a round labium. The secondary lobe is spatulate, straight, and shorter than the main lobe. In addition, the new species can be distinguished from other species by the morphology of the haptoral ventral bar, and the distal end of the vaginal duct. Furthermore the ventral anchors are shorter than those of all other species of Ligophorus reported in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. In addition, the zoogeographical records of Ligophorus spp. on the M. cephalus species complex are briefly reviewed and updated.

show abstract

Comparison of helminth fauna from three different habitats in the Andaman Sea coastal ecosystem, southern Thailand

Pakdee

Yeemin

Sa-ngunkiet

et al. 2018

Agriculture and Natural Resources

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Ligophorus species (Monogenea: Ancyrocephalidae) from Mugil cephalus (Teleostei: Mugilidae) off Morocco with the description of a new species and remarks about the use of Ligophorus spp. as biological markers of host populations

Cited by 13 publications

References 25 publications

A comparative study of Ligophorus uruguayense and L. saladensis (Monogenea: Ancyrocephalidae) from Mugil liza (Teleostei: Mugilidae) in southern Brazil

A comparative study of Ligophorus uruguayense and L. saladensis (Monogenea: Ancyrocephalidae) from Mugil liza (Teleostei: Mugilidae) in southern Brazil

A New Species of Ligophorus (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) from the gills of the Flathead Mullet Mugil cephalus (Teleostei: Mugilidae) from Mexico

Comparison of helminth fauna from three different habitats in the Andaman Sea coastal ecosystem, southern Thailand

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About