A digenean parasite in a mudskipper: Opegaster ouemoensis sp. n. (Digenea: Opecoelidae) in Periophthalmus argentilineatus Valenciennes (Perciformes: Gobiidae) in the mangroves of New Caledonia
2013/02/14 by Rodney A. Bray, Jean‐Lou Justine · 1 citation
Environmental Science · #Parasite Biology and Host Interactions #Ichthyology and Marine Biology #Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
paper · pdf · doi:10.14411/fp.2013.002
openalex publication_date 2013/02/14 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
Abstract
Opegaster ouemoensis sp. n. is described from Periophthalmus argentilineatus Valenciennes (Gobiidae). Distinctive features included the weak or undetectable papillae of the ventral sucker and the small, but distinct cirrus-sac. The new species is compared with 25 marine species of Opegaster for which a table of measurements and ratios is presented. The new combination Opegaster queenslandicus (Aken'Ova, 2007) (originally in Opecoelus) is formed. Fifteen mudskippers were intensively examined for parasites; larval anisakid nematodes and acanthocephalans were found, but no monogeneans, cestodes, copepods, isopods, hirudineans or adult nematodes. A brief summary of the helminth parasites of mudskippers is included.
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