| Title |
A new species of Cacatuocotyle (Monogenea, Dactylogyridae) parasitizing Astyanax spp. (Characiformes, Characidae) from Brazil, including molecular data and a key to species identification
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| Published in |
Acta Parasitologica, April 2018
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| DOI | 10.1515/ap-2018-0030 |
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| Authors |
Aline Cristina Zago, Lidiane Franceschini, Maria Isabel Müller, Reinaldo José da Silva |
| Abstract |
The present study describes Cacatuocotyle papilionis n. sp. (Monogenea, Dactylogyridae) from the skin of the characid fishes Astyanax lacustris (Lütken, 1875) (=Astyanax altiparanae Garutti & Britski, 2000) and Astyanax fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819) (Characiformes, Characidae) from the Southeast of Brazil, supported by morphological and molecular data. The new species differs from all congeners, mainly due to the morphology of the ventral bar (resembling a butterfly), accessory piece, and the number of rings of the male copulatory organ (MCO), comprising a coiled tube with 4.5-5.5 counterclockwise rings. The first molecular data for this monogenean genus is provided in this study, using the partial sequences of the ribosomal gene (28S), as well as providing an identification key to the species. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 16 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 13% |
| Researcher | 2 | 13% |
| Other | 1 | 6% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 4 | 25% |
| Unknown | 3 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 38% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 13% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 6% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 6% |
| Computer Science | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 2 | 13% |
| Unknown | 3 | 19% |