Some monogenean parasites of marine perciform fishes of Kuwait

A revision ofBenedeniaDiesing, 1858 including a redescription of B. sciaenae (van Beneden, 1856) Odhner, 1905 and recognition ofMenziesiaGibson, 1976 (Monogenea: Capsalidae)

“…Although some benedeniine species may appear to form`species groups' which have been interpreted by some as separate genera (e.g. Yamaguti, 1963;Gibson, 1976aGibson, , 1976bHussey, 1986;Egorova, 1997 ), we have decided to err on the side of caution and here retain most present Benedenia species in a single genus, Benedenia and, indeed, we synonymize Tareenia with Benedenia. A study of species belonging previously to Menziesia, however, has demonstrated, with the exception of`M.…”

“…Benedenia Diesing, 1858 is the largest of the 14 genera which comprise currently the Benedeniinae and contains 24 nominal species according to Whittington and Kearn ( 1993). Hussey (1986) and Byrnes ( 1986) pointed out independently that Benedenia was in need of revision. Our survey of the literature indicated that original descriptions of some species of Benedenia were poor, contained errors or¯awed observations and / or that no type material was ever designated, especially for some older species including the type species, B.…”

“…sciaenae (van Beneden, 1856 ) Odhner, 1905. a high degree of variability ( Egorova, 1997) and several features which have been prominent in taxonomic discussions remain of unclear signi® cance. One area of contention regarding the taxonomy of Benedenia has been the problem of whether the`prostatic reservoir' ( Yamaguti, 1963) (5 accessory gland reservoir) lies inside or outside the`cirrus pouch' ( Yamaguti, 1963) (5 penis sac), a feature which Yamaguti (1963) used in his generic diagnosis and has been referred to by Byrnes (1986 ), Hussey (1986 ), Whittington and Kearn (1993 ) and Egorova ( 1997). This character was considered by Byrnes (1986 ) to be extremely di cult to determine in species in which the penis sac has a thin wall.…”

A new monogenean genus from an ephippid fish off Peninsular Malaysia

“…Capsalidae Allometabenedeniella plataxi Velasquez, 1982 Allometabenedeniella orbicularicola (Gupta & Khanna, 1975) Hussey, 1986 Off Philippines Velasquez, 1982;Hussey, 1986Syst Parasitol (2009 Allometabenedeniella orbicularicola (Gupta & Khanna, 1975) Hussey, 1986 Off Andaman & Nicobar Islands Gupta & Khanna, 1974, 1975Hussey, 1986 Platax orbicularis occurs solely on the ephippids is Parancylodiscoides, a taxon which appears to be restricted to species of Chaetodipterus. The reports attributed to Parancylodiscoides on freshwater catfishes are erroneous (see Lim, Timofeeva & Gibson, 2001).…”

“…To date, members of 10 genera of monogeneans have been reported from ephippid hosts (Table 1); these are Sprostoniella Bychowsky & Nagibina, 1967, Allometabenedeniella Velasquez, 1982, Caballerocotyla Price, 1960, Neobenedenia Yamaguti, 1963and Sessilorbis Mamaev, 1970, and Parancylodiscoides Caballero & Bravo Hollis, 1961 [nec Yamaguti, 1963] Valid Central American/ Mexican Pacific coast Caballero & BravoHollis, 1961;Yamaguti, 1963;Young, 1967;Cezar, Luque & Amato, 1999 Allometabenedeniella orbicularicola (Gupta & Khanna, 1975) Hussey, 1986 Off Andaman & Nicobar Islands Gupta & Khanna, 1974, 1975Hussey, 1986 Platax orbicularis (Forsskål)…”