What's in a name? Taxonomic and gender biases in the etymology of new species names

R Poulin, C McDougall… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
As our inventory of Earth's biodiversity progresses, the number of species given a Latin
binomial name is also growing. While the coining of species names is bound by rules, the …

[HTML][HTML] Novel molecular data for monogenean parasites of sparid fishes in the Mediterranean and a molecular phylogeny of the Microcotylidae Taschenberg, 1879

L Lablack, M Rima, S Georgieva, D Marzoug… - Current Research in …, 2022 - Elsevier
During a study of the monogeneans of four sparid fishes (Diplodus vulgaris, Pagellus
bogaraveo, Pagrus pagrus and Sparus aurata) from the Western Mediterranean off Algeria …

An Annotated Checklist of Monogeneans (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea) from Aquatic Vertebrates in Peru: A Review of Diversity, Hosts and Geographical Distribution

LA Santillán, CL Cruces, GM Sáez, R Martínez-Rojas… - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Simple Summary: Monogeneans are flatworm parasites that live
principally in the gills of fish and sometimes infect other animals like amphibians, reptiles …

Considerations on the taxonomy and morphology of Microcotyle spp.: redescription of M. erythrini van Beneden & Hesse, 1863 (sensu stricto) (Monogenea: Microcotylidae) …

M Víllora-Montero, A Pérez-del-Olmo, S Georgieva… - Parasites & …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Microcotyle erythrini van Beneden & Hesse, 1863 (Platyhelminthes:
Monogenea) and other closely related species of the genus are often considered as cryptic …

Towards the resolution of the Microcotyle erythrini species complex: description of Microcotyle isyebi n. sp. (Monogenea, Microcotylidae) from Boops boops …

C Bouguerche, D Gey, JL Justine, F Tazerouti - Parasitology Research, 2019 - Springer
The monogenean Microcotyle erythrini is atypical because it has been recorded from
several fish host species in the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, in contrast to many …

[HTML][HTML] A new genus and a new species of microcotylids (Polyopisthocotyla, Platyhelminthes), gill parasite of the pink dentex Dentex gibbosus (Teleostei, Sparidae) …

I Hamdi, B Benmansour, M Ahmed, M Gulsher… - International Journal for …, 2024 - Elsevier
The study of the polyopisthocotylan parasites of marine fishes in the western Mediterranean
is carried on using an integrative approach combining morphology and DNA barcodes …

[HTML][HTML] No vagina, one vagina, or multiple vaginae? An integrative study of Pseudaxine trachuri (Monogenea, Gastrocotylidae) leads to a better understanding of the …

C Bouguerche, F Tazerouti, D Gey, JL Justine - Parasite, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The presence/absence and number of vaginae is a major characteristic for the systematics
of the Monogenea. Three gastrocotylid genera share similar morphology and anatomy but …

[HTML][HTML] Redescription, complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic relationships of Hexostoma thynni (Delaroche, 1811) Rafinesque, 1815 (Monogenea …

ZEM Ayadi, F Tazerouti, R Gastineau, JL Justine - Parasite, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Specimens of Hexostoma thynni (Delaroche, 1811) Rafinesque, 1815 were
collected from their type-host, the bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus, caught off Algeria, ie close …

Redescription and molecular characterization of two species of Pauciconfibula (Monogenea, Microcotylidae) from trachinid fishes in the Mediterranean Sea

R Azizi, C Bouguerche, M Santoro, D Gey… - Parasitology …, 2021 - Springer
Many Pauciconfibula spp. have a long and complicated taxonomic history. The remaining
unsolved taxonomic confusion in this genus is impelled by the host range and status of …

Microcotyle Tazeroutii n. sp. (Monogenea: Microcotylidae) from the Gills of the Boarfish Capros aper Linnaeus, 1758 (Teleostei: Caproidae) off the Algerian Coast …

AM Rebah, D Gey, ZEM Ayadi - Acta Parasitologica, 2024 - Springer
Purpose In this study we describe a new species Microcotyle tazeroutii n. sp.(Monogenea:
Microcotylidae) found on the gills and operculum of the boarfish Capros aper (Caproidae) off …