Redescription of Flexophora ophidii Prost & Euzet, 1962 (Monogenea: Diclidophoridae) from Ophidion barbatum (Ophidiidae) off the Algerian coast, Mediterranean Sea

The diclidophorid Flexophora ophidii Prost & Euzet, 1962, the type- and only species of the genus Flexophora Prost & Euzet, 1962, has never been redescribed neither reported since its original description. The latest lacked a diagnosis of the genus that remains unavailable to date. Flexophor...

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Autores principales: Bouguerche, Chahinez, Justine, Jean-Lou, Tazerouti, Fadila
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7647889/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33159625
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11230-020-09948-y
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description The diclidophorid Flexophora ophidii Prost & Euzet, 1962, the type- and only species of the genus Flexophora Prost & Euzet, 1962, has never been redescribed neither reported since its original description. The latest lacked a diagnosis of the genus that remains unavailable to date. Flexophora ophidii is redescribed and illustrated based on examination of new material from the type-host Ophidion barbatum L. (Ophidiiformes: Ophidiidae) collected off the Algerian coast (new geographical record), southern Mediterranean. A diagnosis of the genus is provided.
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spelling pubmed-76478892020-11-09 Redescription of Flexophora ophidii Prost & Euzet, 1962 (Monogenea: Diclidophoridae) from Ophidion barbatum (Ophidiidae) off the Algerian coast, Mediterranean Sea Bouguerche, Chahinez Justine, Jean-Lou Tazerouti, Fadila Syst Parasitol Article The diclidophorid Flexophora ophidii Prost & Euzet, 1962, the type- and only species of the genus Flexophora Prost & Euzet, 1962, has never been redescribed neither reported since its original description. The latest lacked a diagnosis of the genus that remains unavailable to date. Flexophora ophidii is redescribed and illustrated based on examination of new material from the type-host Ophidion barbatum L. (Ophidiiformes: Ophidiidae) collected off the Algerian coast (new geographical record), southern Mediterranean. A diagnosis of the genus is provided. Springer Netherlands 2020-11-07 2020 /pmc/articles/PMC7647889/ /pubmed/33159625 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11230-020-09948-y Text en © Springer Nature B.V. 2020 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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Bouguerche, Chahinez
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Redescription of Flexophora ophidii Prost & Euzet, 1962 (Monogenea: Diclidophoridae) from Ophidion barbatum (Ophidiidae) off the Algerian coast, Mediterranean Sea
title Redescription of Flexophora ophidii Prost & Euzet, 1962 (Monogenea: Diclidophoridae) from Ophidion barbatum (Ophidiidae) off the Algerian coast, Mediterranean Sea
title_full Redescription of Flexophora ophidii Prost & Euzet, 1962 (Monogenea: Diclidophoridae) from Ophidion barbatum (Ophidiidae) off the Algerian coast, Mediterranean Sea
title_fullStr Redescription of Flexophora ophidii Prost & Euzet, 1962 (Monogenea: Diclidophoridae) from Ophidion barbatum (Ophidiidae) off the Algerian coast, Mediterranean Sea
title_full_unstemmed Redescription of Flexophora ophidii Prost & Euzet, 1962 (Monogenea: Diclidophoridae) from Ophidion barbatum (Ophidiidae) off the Algerian coast, Mediterranean Sea
title_short Redescription of Flexophora ophidii Prost & Euzet, 1962 (Monogenea: Diclidophoridae) from Ophidion barbatum (Ophidiidae) off the Algerian coast, Mediterranean Sea
title_sort redescription of flexophora ophidii prost & euzet, 1962 (monogenea: diclidophoridae) from ophidion barbatum (ophidiidae) off the algerian coast, mediterranean sea
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7647889/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33159625
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11230-020-09948-y
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