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Ligophorus mediterraneus Sarabeev, Balbuena & Euzet, 2005

225792 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:225792)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Platyhelminthes
  4. Rhabditophora
  5. Neodermata
  6. Monogenea
  7. Monopisthocotylea
  8. Dactylogyridea
  9. Ancyrocephalidae
  10. Ligophorus
  11. Ligophorus mediterraneus
accepted
Species
Ligophorus Euzet & Suriano, 1977
marine, brackish, fresh
Sarabeev, V. L.; Balbuena, J. A.; Euzet, L. (2005). Taxonomic status of <i>Ligophorus mugilinus</i> (Hargis, 1955) (Monogenea, Ancyrocephalidae) with a description of <i>Ligophorus mediterraneus</i> n. sp. from <i>Mugil cephalus</i> (Teleostei, Mugilidae) from the Mediterranean Basin. <em>Journal of Parasitology.</em> 91(6): 1444-1451. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1645/ge-418r.1 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
NARMS (2025). Ligophorus mediterraneus Sarabeev, Balbuena & Euzet, 2005. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=225792 on 2026-09-03
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Ligophorus mediterraneus Sarabeev, Balbuena & Euzet, 2005. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=225792 on 2026-09-03
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2006-04-25 16:53:47Z
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Harris, Philip

original description Sarabeev, V. L.; Balbuena, J. A.; Euzet, L. (2005). Taxonomic status of <i>Ligophorus mugilinus</i> (Hargis, 1955) (Monogenea, Ancyrocephalidae) with a description of <i>Ligophorus mediterraneus</i> n. sp. from <i>Mugil cephalus</i> (Teleostei, Mugilidae) from the Mediterranean Basin. <em>Journal of Parasitology.</em> 91(6): 1444-1451. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1645/ge-418r.1 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Boukadoum, A.; Tazerouti, F. (2024(2025)). Comprehensive annotated checklist of monogenean diversity and distribution in Algerian marine fish. <em>Systematic Parasitology.</em> 102:13., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-024-10198-5 [details] 

additional source Dmitrieva, E. V.; Prokhorova, D. A. (2025). CHARACTERISATION OF THE MONOGENEA (PLATYHELMINTHES) FAUNA OF THE BLACK SEA. <em>Biodiversity and Sustainable Development.</em> 10 (1), 11-30. (In Russian)., available online at https://doi.org/10.21072/eco.2025.10.1.02 [details] 

additional source Özer, A. (2021). Checklist of Marine, Freshwater, and Aquarium Fish Parasites in Turkey. <em>Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) Publication No: 62, Istanbul, Turkey,.</em> 311 pp. [details] 

additional source Vodiasova, E. A.; Chelebieva, E. S.; Shikhat, O. V.; Atopkin, D. M.; Dmitrieva, E. V. (2022). Molecular-genetic approaches to species identification of platyhelminthes of the genus <i>Ligophorus</i> (Monogenea) parasitising flathead mullet. <em>Vavilov Journal of Genetics and Breeding.</em> 26(3): 290-297., available online at https://doi.org/10.18699/vjgb-22-36 [details] 

redescription Andrade-Gómez, L.; Da Silva, R. J.; Pérez-Ponce De León, G. (2025). Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Two Species of Ligophorus (Monogenea: Ancyrocephalidae) in Mullets from the Yucatán Peninsula, with Comments on the Geographical Distribution of L. mediterraneus. <em>Acta Parasitologica.</em> 70(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11686-024-00953-5 [details] 
 
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