A new species of Dermopristis Kearn, Whittington & Evans-Gowing, 2010 (Monogenea: Microbothriidae), with observations on associations between the gut diverticula and reproductive system and on the presence of denticles in the nasal fossae of the host Glaucostegus typus (Bennett) (Elasmobranchii: Rhinobatidae)

• Published in: Systematic parasitology 2011-09, Vol.80 (1), p.41-51
• Main Authors: Whittington, Ian D., Kearn, Graham C.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Agriculture; Animal Anatomy; Animal Ecology; Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography; Animals; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Elasmobranchii; Elasmobranchii - parasitology; Female; Fish Diseases - parasitology; Genitalia - anatomy & histology; Histology; Intestines - anatomy & histology; Life Sciences; Male; Microbothriidae; Monogenea; Morphology; Nose - anatomy & histology; Nose - parasitology; Rhinobatidae; Skin - parasitology; Trematoda - anatomy & histology; Trematoda - classification; Trematoda - isolation & purification; Trematode Infections - parasitology; Trematode Infections - veterinary; Zoology
• ISSN: 0165-5752; 1573-5192
• DOI: 10.1007/s11230-011-9308-9

Dermopristis cairae n. sp. (Monogenea: Microbothriidae) is described from the skin and possibly from the nasal fossae of the giant shovel-nosed ray Glaucostegus typus (Bennett). The new species is distinguished from D. paradoxus Kearn, Whittington & Evans-Gowing, 2010 by its larger size, body shape, lack of transverse ridges on the ventral surface and absence of a seminal receptacle. Extensive short gut branches lie dorsal to the testes and adjacent to the coiled region of the vas deferens and the oötype, possibly reflecting high metabolic demand in these areas. Denticles are present in the lining of the nasal fossae of G. typus , providing a firm substrate for the cement-based attachment of a microbothriid. However, confirmation that D. cairae inhabits the nasal fossae of G. typus is required.