Folia Parasitologica 58[2] 164-168 (2011) | DOI: 10.14411/fp.2011.016

A new species of Acanthochondria (Copepoda: Chondracanthidae) parasitizing the flounder Xystreurys rasile (Pleuronectiformes: Paralichthyidae) from Argentina

Ana Julia Alarcos1,2, Juan Tomás Timi1,2
1 Laboratorio de Parasitología, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3350, (7600) Mar del Plata, Argentina
2 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)

A new copepod species, Acanthochondria sagitta sp. n., is described based on specimens collected from the flounder Xystreurys rasile (Jordan) (Pleuronectiformes, Paralichthyidae), caught in the coastal waters off Necochea, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The new species differs from its congeners by the following combination of characters: presence of three pairs of cephalic outgrowths; the triangular shape of the trunk with diverging postero-lateral processes; leg 2 of an intermediate shape between Types C and D, which projects laterally from the trunk, and Type B-V antennule bearing two proximal processes (one ventral and one dorsal) on the swollen basal portion.

Keywords: parasitic copepod, Acanthochondria sagitta, flounder, Xystreurys rasile, Argentina

Received: July 14, 2010; Accepted: September 17, 2010; Published: June 1, 2011  Show citation

ACS AIP APA ASA Harvard Chicago Chicago Notes IEEE ISO690 MLA NLM Turabian Vancouver
Alarcos, A.J., & Timi, J.T. (2011). A new species of Acanthochondria (Copepoda: Chondracanthidae) parasitizing the flounder Xystreurys rasile (Pleuronectiformes: Paralichthyidae) from Argentina. Folia Parasitologica, 58(2), 164-168. doi: 10.14411/fp.2011.016
Share...
Download citation
  • BibTeX (.bib)
  • Bookends (.ris)
  • EasyBib (.ris)
  • EndNote (.enw)
  • EndNote 8 (.xml)
  • ISI WoS (.isi)
  • Medlars (.medlars)
  • Mendeley (.ris)
  • MODS (.xml)
  • Papers (.ris)
  • RefWorks (.txt)
  • RefManager (.ris)
  • RIS (.ris)
  • MS Word (.xml)
  • Zotero (.ris)
    • Open full article

    References

    1. Alves D.R., Luque J.L., Paraguassu A.R. 2003: Acanthochondria triangularis sp.nov. (Copepoda, Poecilostomatoida, Chondracanthidae) parasitic on Urophycis brasiliensis and U. mystaceus (Osteichthyes, Phycidae) from the Southern Brazilian coastal zone. Acta Parasitol. 48: 19-23
    2. Braicovich P.E., Timi J.T. 2009: Acanthochondria serrani sp. n. (Copepoda: Chondracanthidae) parasitic on Serranus auriga (Perciformes: Serranidae) from Argentinean waters. Folia Parasitol. 56: 313-316 Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
    3. Cousseau M.B., Perrota R.G. 2004: Peces Marinos de Argentina: Biologia, Distribucion, Pesca. INIDEP, Mar del Plata, 167 pp
    4. Fabre N.N., Cousseau M.B., Denegri M.A. 2001: Aspectos de la dinamica poblacional del lenguado Xystreurys rasile (Jordan, 1890) en el sector del Atlantico Sudoccidental comprendido entre 34° y 40° S. Invest. Mar. 29: 83-105 Go to original source...
    5. Ho J.S. 1970: Revision of the genera of the Chondracanthidae, a copepod family parasitic on marine fishes. Beaufortia 229: 105-218
    6. Ho J.S. 1972: Four new parasitic copepods of the family Chondracanthidae from California inshore fishes. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 85: 523-539
    7. Ho J.S. 1977: Parasitic copepods of the family Chondracanthidae from fishes of the south-eastern Pacific (Crustacea, Copepoda). Steenstrupia 4: 157-165
    8. Ho J.S., Kim I.H. 1995: Acanthochondria (Copepoda: Chondracanthidae) parasitic on fishes of Sado Island in the Sea of Japan, with a preliminary review of the genus. Rep. Sado Mar. Biol. Stn. Niigata Univ. 25: 45-67
    9. Ho J.S., Kim I.H., Kumar A.B. 2000: Chondracanthid copepods parasitic on flatfishes of Kerala, India. J. Nat. Hist. 34: 709-735 Go to original source...
    10. Kabata Z. 1979: Parasitic Copepoda of British Fishes. The Ray Society, London, 468 pp
    11. Kabata Z. 1984: A contribution to the knowledge of Chondracanthidae (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida) parasitic on fishes of British Columbia. Can. J. Zool. 62: 1703-1713 Go to original source...
    12. Kalman J.E. 2003: Acanthochondria hoi, a new species of parasitic copepod (Poecilostomatoida: Chondracanthidae) on the California halibut, Paralichthys californicus, from Santa Monica Bay, California, with an amended key to the genus Acanthochondria. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash . 116: 811-819
    13. Ostergaard P. 2003: Catalogue of genera and species of the family Chondracanthidae Milne Edwards, 1840 (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida) with notes on morphology. Syst. Parasitol. 55: 135-150 Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
    14. Shiino S.M. 1955: Copepods parasitic on Japanese fishes, 9. Family Chondracanthidae, subfamily Chondracanthinae. Rep. Fac. Fish., Pref. Univ. Mie 2: 70-111
    15. Szidat L. 1961: Versuch einer Zoogeographie des Sued-Atlantik mit Hilfe von Leitparasiten der Meeresfische. Parasitol. Schrift. 13: 1-98
    16. Yue S.C. 1935: Studies on the parasitic copepods of China belonging to the family Chondracanthidae. Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. 6: 1-15
    17. Yue S.C., Wu H.W. 1932: Parasitic copepods of the flatfishes from China. Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. 3: 55-75

    Return to the content