<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Sharks (765 specimens from ten species) from the Mediterranean Sea off Algiers, Algeria, were examined for the presence of gill monogeneans. The following deep-sea sharks were investigated from 2009 to 2015: <italic>Centrophorus granulosus</italic> (27 specimens); <italic>Centrophorus uyato</italic> (39); <italic>Etmopterus spinax</italic> (67); <italic>Somniosus rostratus</italic> (19); <italic>Galeus melanostomus</italic> (189); <italic>Scyliorhinus canicula</italic> (261), <italic>Hexanchus griseus</italic> 3), and <italic>Dalatias licha</italic> (100). In addition, two pelagic shark species were examined: <italic>Alopias vulpinus</italic> (7), and <italic>Prionace glauca</italic> (53). Only two species of gill monogeneans were found. <italic>Protocotyle grisea</italic> (Cerfontaine, 1899) Euzet et Maillard, 1974 was found on its type-host <italic>Hexanchus griseus;</italic> comparative measurements are provided, and Algeria is a new geographic record. <italic>Squalonchocotyle euzeti</italic> n. sp. from <italic>Dalatias licha</italic> is described here. We found that the species of <italic>Squalonchocotyle</italic> Cerfontaine, 1899 can be separated into two groups, according to body size. Small-bodied species include 7 species. Large-bodied species (body > 20mm) include <italic>S. borealis</italic> (Van Beneden, 1853), <italic>S. laymani</italic> Yamaguti, 1958 and <italic>S. euzeti</italic> n. sp; the latter is distinguished from the two other species by a characteristically slender body. A sequence of Cytochrome Oxidase Type I (COI) gene, potentially useful for barcoding, was obtained for <italic>S. euzeti</italic> n. sp. and is the first for the family Hexabothriidae.</p></abstract>

Sharks (765 specimens from ten species) from the Mediterranean Sea off Algiers, Algeria, were examined for the presence of gill monogeneans. The following deep-sea sharks were investigated from 2009 to 2015: Centrophorus granulosus (27 specimens); Centrophorus uyato (39); Etmopterus spinax (67); Somniosus rostratus (19); Galeus melanostomus (189); Scyliorhinus canicula (261), Hexanchus griseus 3), and Dalatias licha (100). In addition, two pelagic shark species were examined: Alopias vulpinus (7), and Prionace glauca (53). Only two species of gill monogeneans were found. Protocotyle grisea (Cerfontaine, 1899) Euzet et Maillard, 1974 was found on its type-host Hexanchus griseus; comparative measurements are provided, and Algeria is a new geographic record. Squalonchocotyle euzeti n. sp. from Dalatias licha is described here. We found that the species of Squalonchocotyle Cerfontaine, 1899 can be separated into two groups, according to body size. Small-bodied species include 7 species. Large-bodied species (body > 20mm) include S. borealis (Van Beneden, 1853), S. laymani Yamaguti, 1958 and S. euzeti n. sp; the latter is distinguished from the two other species by a characteristically slender body. A sequence of Cytochrome Oxidase Type I (COI) gene, potentially useful for barcoding, was obtained for S. euzeti n. sp. and is the first for the family Hexabothriidae.

Hexabothriid monogeneans from the gills of deep-sea sharks off Algeria, with the description of <italic>Squalonchocotyle euzeti</italic> n. sp. (Hexabothriidae) from the kitefin shark <italic>Dalatias licha</italic> (Euselachii, Dalatiidae)

Laboratoire de Parasitologie, Faculté des Sciences Biologiques; Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene (USTHB) BP. 32, El Alia Bab Ezzouar, 16111 Alger,

ISYEB, Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (UMR7205 CNRS, EPHE, MNHN, UPMC), Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Sorbonne Universités, CP 51, 55 rue Buffon, 75231 Paris cedex 05,

Helminthologia

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Hexabothriid monogeneans from the gills of deep-sea sharks off Algeria, with the description of  n. sp. (Hexabothriidae) from the kitefin shark  (Euselachii, Dalatiidae)

Sharks (765 specimens from ten species) from the Mediterranean Sea off Algiers, Algeria, were examined for the presence of gill monogeneans. The following...

Hexabothriid monogeneans from the gills of deep-sea sharks off Algeria, with the description of Squalonchocotyle euzeti n. sp. (Hexabothriidae) from the kitefin shark Dalatias licha (Euselachii, Dalatiidae)

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Nov 21, 2016

Page range: 354 - 362

Received: Jun 13, 2016

Accepted: Sep 20, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2016-0034

Keywords
Monogenea, parasitological survey, barcoding

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Hexabothriid monogeneans from the gills of deep-sea sharks off Algeria, with the description of Squalonchocotyle euzeti n. sp. (Hexabothriidae) from the kitefin shark Dalatias licha (Euselachii, Dalatiidae)

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Nov 21, 2016

Page range: 354 - 362

Received: Jun 13, 2016

Accepted: Sep 20, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2016-0034

KeywordsMonogenea, parasitological survey, barcoding

© 2016 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Monogenea, parasitological survey, barcoding