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1 October 2010 Rhabdosynochus Spp. (Monogenoidea: Diplectanidae) Infecting the Gill Lamellae of Snooks, Centropomus spp. (Perciformes: Centropomidae), in Florida, and Redescription of the Type Species, R. rhabdosynochus
Delane C. Kritsky, Micah D. Bakenhaster, Emma J. Fajer-Avila, Stephen A. Bullard
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Abstract

Examination of the gill lamellae of 3 species of Centropomus spp. (Centropomidae) from 9 localities around the southern coast of Florida revealed 3 species of Rhabdosynochus (Monogenoidea, Diplectanidae). The common snook, Centropomus undecimalis, was infected with Rhabdosynochus rhabdosynochus (30 of 37 infected; prevalence 81%), Rhabdosynochus hargisi (9 of 37; 24%), and Rhabdosynochus hudsoni (20 of 37; 46%); the fat snook, Centropomus parallelus, with R. rhabdosynochus (12 of 22; 55%) and R. hudsoni (8 of 22; 36%) (new host records for both); and the tarpon snook, Centropomus pectinatus, with R. hudsoni (3 of 4; 75%) (new host record). Snooks infected with R. rhabdosynochus were collected only from tidal waters of salinity ≤10.4 ppt, where the parasite dominated the monogenoidean community. Rhabdosynochus hargisi and R. hudsoni showed greater salinity tolerance; the former dominated where salinity was ≥28.8 ppt. Thus, salinity appears to be a determinate factor in partitioning the monogenoidean community, while water depth and temperature and host population (as defined by collection locality) did not appear to affect occurrence of Rhabdosynochus spp. on snooks in Florida. With the exception of Tampa Bay for R. hargisi, each locality represented a new geographic record for the respective diplectanid. The type species, R. rhabdosynochus, is redescribed based on specimens collected from its type host, C. undecimalis.

Delane C. Kritsky, Micah D. Bakenhaster, Emma J. Fajer-Avila, and Stephen A. Bullard "Rhabdosynochus Spp. (Monogenoidea: Diplectanidae) Infecting the Gill Lamellae of Snooks, Centropomus spp. (Perciformes: Centropomidae), in Florida, and Redescription of the Type Species, R. rhabdosynochus," Journal of Parasitology 96(5), 879-886, (1 October 2010). https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-2529.1
Received: 3 May 2010; Accepted: 1 May 2010; Published: 1 October 2010
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