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Laticola dae n. sp. is described from specimens collected from the gill-filaments of the highfin grouper Epinephelus maculatus, a coral reef fish caught off Nouméa, New Caledonia, South Pacific. The species is characterised by a spoon-shaped sclerotised male copulatory organ, with four thin walls and 73–\(108\,\upmu\)m in outer length, and a sclerotised vagina in form of a disc, 16–\(22\ \upmu\)m in diameter, with a smaller hemisphere on one side. Laticola Yang et al., 2006 was described to accommodate diplectanids from Lates calcarifer (Centropomidae); this is the first Laticola described from a serranid. Other diplectanids, including several species of Pseudorhabdosynochus Yamaguti, 1958, were also found on the same species of fish; specimens of L. dae represented about half of the diplectanids collected; all other species were rare.
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Laticola dae n. sp. est décrit à partir de spécimens collectés sur les filaments branchiaux de la loche grisette, Epinephelus maculatus, un poisson de récif corallien pêché au large de Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie, Pacifique Sud. L’espèce est caractérisée par un organe copulateur mâle sclérifié en forme de cuiller, avec quatre parois fines, long de 73–\(108\ \upmu\)m, et un vagin sclérifié en forme de disque, de diamètre 16–\(22\,\upmu\)m, avec un hémisphère plus petit d’un côté. Laticola Yang et al., 2006 a été décrit pour rassembler des Diplectanidae de Lates calcarifer (Centropomidae) ; ceci est le premier Laticola décrit d’un Serranidae. D’autres Diplectanidae, y compris plusieurs espèces de Pseudorhabdosynochus, ont aussi été trouvés chez ce poisson ; les spécimens de L. dae représentaient environ la moitié des Diplectanidae récoltés, toutes les autres espèces étaient rares.
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Geoffrey Boxshall (NHM, London, England) kindly agreed to study the copepods. Delane Kritsky generously communicated a manuscript in press. Angelo di Matteo (IRD, Nouméa) and Jimmy Cassone (MNHN, Paris) provided technical help. Michel Pascal (INRA) occasionally participated in the fishing operations. Amandine Marie, Maya Robert, Eric Bureau, Damien Hinsinger and Violette Justine, all students, participated in the fishing operations and parasitological survey. Sam Tereua, Miguel Clarque, and Napoléon Colombani, captains of the R/V ‘Coris’, provided safe navigation, counsels and assistance. Dr Michel Kulbicki (UR CoRéUs, IRD, Nouméa) greatly helped with the fish identification.
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Journo, C., Justine, JL. Laticola dae n. sp. (Monogenea: Diplectanidae) from Epinephelus maculatus (Perciformes: Serranidae) off New Caledonia. Syst Parasitol 64, 173–180 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-006-9029-7
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