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The little-known Dipteropeltis hirundo Calman, 1912 (Crustacea, Branchiura): SEM investigations of paratype material in light of recent phylogenetic analyses
- Source :
- Experimental Parasitology. 125:30-41
- Publication Year :
- 2010
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2010.
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Abstract
- The Branchiura are fish ectoparasites which include the well-known and very commonly found genus Argulus. But the Branchiura also contains the monotypic genus Dipteropeltis, about which only very little is known. In this investigation of two female paratype specimens we describe for the first time the external morphology of Dipteropeltis based on Scanning Electron Microscopy. We show that Dipteropeltis has a pre-oral spine, unique suction disc support structures, an Argulus-like mouth cone and second maxillae with a combination of features seen in both Argulus and Chonopeltis. These data are compared with data from the three remaining branchiuran genera Dolops, Chonopeltis and Argulus and discussed in a phylogenetic context based on a recently proposed phylogeny of the group.
- Subjects :
- biology
Phylogenetic tree
Branchiura
Parasitic Diseases, Animal
Immunology
Fishes
Zoology
Fresh Water
General Medicine
biology.organism_classification
Crustacean
Fish Diseases
Infectious Diseases
Arguloida
Phylogenetics
Genus
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Hirundo
Paratype
Animals
Female
Parasitology
Taxonomy (biology)
Phylogeny
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00144894
- Volume :
- 125
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Experimental Parasitology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e83cc3e138eed31a201800d7bd95e9f8