Table 1
List of Monogenea parasites of Tunisian aquatic organisms. Records are listed by monogenoidean families and ordered per: parasite species (alphabetically), host species (alphabetically), reference (chronologically). NR, New record. Areas: 1, North; 2, East ; 3, South; 4. hydrographic network in the north.
| Monogenoides species | Host species | Microhabitat | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Amphibdellatidae Carus, 1885 | |||
| Amphibdella paronaperugiae Llewellyn, 1960 | Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758) (1, 3) | gills | Neifar, 1995, 2001 |
| Amphibdelloides benhassinae Tazerouti, Euzet and Neifar, 2006 | Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758) (1, 3) | gills | Neifar, 1995, 2001 ; Tazerouti et al., 2006 |
| Amphibdelloides kechemirae Tazerouti, Euzet and Neifar, 2006 | Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810 (1, 3) | gills | Neifar, 1995, 2001 ; Tazerouti et al., 2006 |
| Amphibdelloides vallei Llewellyn, 1960 | Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810 (1, 3) | gills | Neifar, 2001 |
| Family Ancyrocephalidae Bychowsky, 1937 | |||
| Glyphidohaptor plectocirra (Paperna, 1972) Kritsky, Galli and Yang, 2007 | Siganus luridus (Rüppell, 1829), S. rivulatus Forsskål and Niebuhr, 1775(3) | gills | Boussellaa, 2020 |
| Haliotrema balisticus (Hargis, 1955) Yamaguti, 1963 | Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789 (3) | gills | Kacem and Neifar, 2015; present work |
| Ligophorus acuminatus Euzet and Suriano, 1977 | Chelon saliens (Risso, 1810) (3) | gills | present work (NR) |
| Ligophorus angustus Euzet and Suriano, 1977 | Chelon labrosus (Risso, 1827) (3) | gills | present work (NR) |
| Ligophorus chabaudi Euzet and Suriano, 1977 | Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (1) | gills | Neifar, 1995 |
| Ligophorus heteronchus Euzet and Suriano, 1977 | Chelon saliens (Risso, 1810) (3) | gills | present work (NR) |
| Ligophorus macrocolpos Euzet and Suriano, 1977 | Chelon saliens (Risso, 1810) (3) | gills | present work (NR) |
| Ligophorus minimus Euzet and Suriano, 1977 | Chelon saliens (Risso, 1810) (3) | gills | present work (NR) |
| Ligophorus szidati Euzet and Suriano, 1977 | Chelon auratus (Risso, 1810) (1) (3) | gills | Neifar, 1995 present work |
| Ligophorus vanbenedenii (Parana and Perugia, 1890) Euzet and Suriano, 1977 | Chelon auratus (Risso, 1810) (1) (3) | gills | Neifar, 1995 present work |
| Pseudempleurosoma sp. | Sphyraena chrysotaenia Klunzinger, 1884 (2, 3) | pharynx and oesophagus | Boussellaa, 2018, 2020 |
| Family Axinidae Monticelli, 1903 | |||
| Axine belones Abildgaard, 1794 | Belone belone (Linnaeus, 1760) (1) (1,2) | gills | Ktari, 1971; Neifar, 1995 Châari, 2013; Châari et al., 2016 |
| Axine sp. | Belone svetovidovi Collette and Parin, 1970 (1, 2) | gills | Châari, 2013; Châari et al., 2016 |
| Axinoides sp. | Tylosurus acus imperialis (Rafinesque, 1810) (1, 2) | gills | Châari, 2013; Châari et al., 2016 |
| Nudaciraxine imperium Châari, Derbel and Neifar, 2010 | Tylosurus acus imperialis (Rafinesque, 1810) (1, 2) | gills | Châari, 2013; Châari et al., 2010, 2016 |
| Family Calceostomatidae Parana and Perugia, 1890 | |||
| Dicrumenia bychowskyi Mamaev, 1969 | Pomadasys incisus (Bowdich, 1825) (1) | gills | Euzet and Ktari, 1973 |
| Family Capsalidae Baird, 1853 | |||
| Benedenia monticellii (Parana and Perugia, 1895) Johnston, 1929 | Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (3) | skin | present work (NR) |
| Capsala maccallumi Price, 1939 | Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque, 1810) (3) | gills | present work (NR) |
| Neoentobdella apiocolpos (Euzet and Maillard, 1967) Kearn and Whittington, 2005 | Taeniura grabata Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817 (1, 3) | skin (ventral surface) | Neifar, 2001 |
| Neoentobdella diadema (Monticelli, 1902) Kearn and Whittington, 2005 | Dasyatis marmorata (Steindachner, 1892), D. pastinaca (Linnaeus, 1758), D. tortonesei Capapé, 1975 (1,3) | skin (ventral surface) | Neifar, 2001 |
| Trimusculotrema micracantha (Euzet and Maillard, 1967) Whittington and Barton, 1990 | Dasyatis marmorata (Steindachner, 1892), D. pastinaca (Linnaeus, 1758), D. tortonesei Capapé, 1975 (1,3) | skin (ventral surface) | Neifar, 2001 |
| Trochopus heteracanthus Massa, 1903 | Chelidonichthys lucerna (Linnaeus, 1758) (1) | gills | Neifar, 1995 |
| Trochopus pini (Van Beneden and Hesse, 1863) Massa, 1903 | Chelidonichthys lucerna (Linnaeus, 1758) (1) | gills | Ktari, 1971; Neifar, 1995 |
| Family Chauhaneidae Euzet and Trilles, 1960 | |||
| Cotyloatlantica mediterranea (Euzet and Trilles, 1960) Bravo-Hollis, 1984 | Sphyraena sphyraena (Linnaeus, 1758) (1) (2,3) | gills | Ktari, 1971; Neifar, 1995 Boussellaa, 2020; Boussellaa et al. 2018 |
| Family Chimaericolidae Brinkmann, 1942 | |||
| Chimaericola leptogaster (Leuckart, 1830) Brinkmann, 1942 | host unknown (not cited) (1) | gills | Ktari, 1971 |
| Family Dactylogyridae Bychowsky, 1933 | |||
| Dactylogyrus heteromorphus El Garbi, Birgi and Lambert, 1994 | Luciobarbus callensis (Valenciennes, 1842) (4) | gills | El Garbi et al., 1994; Khalil and Polling, 1997; Řehulková et al., 2018 |
| Dactylogyrus tunisiensis El Garbi, Birgi and Lambert, 1994 | Luciobarbus callensis (Valenciennes, 1842) (4) | gills | El Garbi et al., 1994; Khalil and Polling, 1997; Řehulková et al., 2018 |
| Family Diclidophoridae Cerfontaine, 1895 | |||
| Choricotyle chrysophryi Van Beneden and Hesse, 1863 | Boops boops (Linnaeus, 1758) (1) | gills | Ktari, 1977; Neifar, 1995 |
| Diclidophora sp. | Trisopterus capelanus (Lacepède, 1800) (1) | gills | Ktari, 1971 |
| Family Dionchidae Bychowsky, 1959 | |||
| Dionchus agassizi Goto, 1899 | Echeneis naucrates Linnaeus, 1758 (1) | gills | Ktari, 1971, 1975, 1977 |
| Dionchus remorae (MacCallum, 1916) Price, 1938 | Echeneis naucrates Linnaeus, 1758 (1) | gills | Ktari, 1975, 1977 |
| Family Diplectanidae Monticelli, 1903 | |||
| Diplectanum aequans (Wagener, 1857) | Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) (3) (1) | gills | Euzet, 1984, present work Neifar, 1995 |
| Diplectanum grassei Oliver, 1974 | Umbrina cirrosa Linnaeus, 1758 (1) | gills | Neifar, 1995 |
| Diplectanum laubieri Lambert and Maillard, 1974 | Dicentrarchus puctatus (Bloch, 1792) (1) | gills | Neifar, 1995 |
| Diplectanum melvillei Oliver and Paperna, 1984 | Umbrina cirrosa Linnaeus, 1758 (1) | gills | Neifar, 1995 |
| Diplectanum simile Bychowsky, 1957 | Sciaena umbra Linnaeus, 1758 (1) | gills | Neifar, 1995 |
| Echinoplectanum echinophallus (Euzet and Oliver, 1965) Justine and Euzet, 2006 | Mycteroperca marginata (Lowe, 1834) (3) | gills | Chaabane et al., 2017 |
| Lamellodiscus abbreviatus Sanfilippo, 1978 | Diplodus sargus (Linnaeus, 1758) (1) | gills | Neifar, 1995 |
| Lamellodiscus bidens Euzet, 1984 | Diplodus puntazzo (walbaum, 1792) (3) | gills | present work (NR) |
| Lamellodiscus contusus Amine, Euzet and Kechemir-lssad, 2007 | Sarpa salpa (Linnaeus, 1758) (3) | gills | Present work (NR) |
| Lamellodiscus crampus Neifar, 2008 | Dentex maroccanus Valenciennes, 1830 (3) | gills | Neifar, 2008 |
| Lamellodiscus echeneis (Wagener, 1857) Diesing, 1858 | Sparus aurata Linnaeus, 1758 (3) (1) | gills | Euzet, 1984, present work Neifar, 1995 |
| Lamellodiscus elegans Bychowsky, 1957 | Diplodus annularis (Linnaeus, 1758), D. sargus (Linnaeus, 1758), Oblada melanura (Linnaeus, 1758) (1) | gills | Neifar, 1995 |
| Lamellodiscus ergensi Euzet and Oliver, 1966 | Diplodus vulgaris (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire) (3) | gills | present work (NR) |
| Lamellodiscus erythrini Euzet and Oliver, 1966 | Pagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758) (3) | gills | Euzet, 1984; present work |
| Lamellodiscus euzeti Diamanka, Boudaya, Toguebaye and Pariselle, | Dentex gibbosus (Rafinesque, 1810) (3) | gills | Diamanka et al., 2011 |
| 2011 | |||
| Lamellodiscus flagellatus Boudaya, Neifar and Euzet, 2009 | Lithognathus mormyrus (Linnaeus, 1758) (3) | gills | Boudaya et al., 2009 |
| Lamellodiscus fraternus Bychowsky, 1957 | Diplodus annularis (Linnaeus, 1758) (3) | gills | Euzet, 1984; present work |
| (1) | Neifar, 1995 | ||
| Lamellodiscus furcosus Euzet and Oliver, 1966 | Diplodus sargus (Linnaeus, 1758), D. vulgaris (Geoffroy | gills | Neifar, 1995 |
| Saint-Hilaire, 1817) (1) | |||
| Lamellodiscus gracilis Euzet and Oliver, 1966 | Oblada melanura (Linnaeus, 1758) (1) | gills | Neifar, 1995 |
| Lamellodiscus gussevi Sanfilippo, 1978 | Diplodus sargus (Linnaeus, 1758) (1) | gills | Neifar, 1995 |
| Lamellodiscus hilii Euzet, 1984 | Diplodus puntazzo (walbaum) (3) | gills | present work (NR) |
| Lamellodiscus ignoratus Palombi, 1943 | Diplodus sargus (Linnaeus), Sarpa salpa (Linnaeus) (1) | gills | Neifar, 1995 |
| Diplodus puntazzo (walbaum, 1792), D. vulgaris (Geoffroy | |||
| Saint-Hilaire, 1817), (3) | present work | ||
| Lamellodiscus impervius Euzet, 1984 | Diplodus puntazzo (walbaum, 1792) (3) | gills | present work (NR) |
| Lamellodiscus knoepffleri Oliver, 1969 | Spicara smaris (Linnaeus, 1758) (3) | gills | present work (NR) |
| Lamellodiscus mirandus Euzet and Oliver, 1966 | Diplodus sargus (Linnaeus, 1758) (1) | gills | Neifar, 1995 |
| Lamellodiscus mormyri Euzet and Oliver, 1967 | Lithognathus mormyrus (Linnaeus, 1758) (3) | gills | Euzet, 1984; Boudaya et al., 2009 |
| (1) | Neifar, 1995 | ||
| Lamellodiscus parisi Oliver, 1969 | Sarpa salpa (Linnaeus, 1758) (3) | gills | Euzet, 1984; present work |
| (1) | Neifar, 1995 | ||
| Lamellodiscus rastellus Neifar, Euzet and Oliver, 2004 | Pagrus auriga Valenciennes, 1843 (3) | gills | Neifar et al., 2004 |
| Lamellodiscus sarculus Neifar, Euzet and Oliver, 2004 | Pagrus coeruleostictus (Valenciennes, 1830) (3) | gills | Neifar et al., 2004 |
| Lamellodiscus sigilatus Neifar, Euzet and Oliver, 2004 | Pagrus coeruleostictus (Valenciennes, 1830) (3) | gills | Neifar et al., 2004 |
| Lamellodiscus theroni Amine, Euzet and Kechemir-lssad, 2007 | Diplodus puntazzo (walbaum, 1792) (3) | gills | present work (NR) |
| Lamellodiscus verberis Euzet and Oliver, 1967 | Lithognathus mormyrus (Linnaeus, 1758) (3) (1) | gills | Euzet, 1984; present work Neifar, 1995 |
| Protolamellodiscus serranelli (Euzet and Oliver, 1965) Oliver, 1969 | Serranus cabrilla (Linnaeus, 1758), S. scriba (Linnaeus, | gills | Euzet, 1984 |
| 1758) (3) | Neifar, 1995 | ||
| (1) | |||
| Pseudodiplectanum syrticum Derbel, Boudaya and Neifar, 2007 | Synapturichthys kleinii (Risso, 1827) (3) | gills | Derbel et al., 2007; present work |
| Pseudorhabdosynochus beverleyburtonae (Oliver, 1984) Kritsky and | Mycteroperca marginata (Lowe, 1834) (3) | gills | Chaabane et al., 2016 b |
| Beverley-Burton, 1986 | |||
| Pseudorhabdosynochus bouaini Neifar and Euzet, 2007 | Mycteroperca costae (Steindachner, 1878) (3) | gills | Neifar and Euzet, 2007; Chaabane et al., |
| 2017 | |||
| Pseudorhabdosynochus dolicocolpos Neifar and Euzet, 2007 | Mycteroperca costae (Steindachner, 1878) (3) | gills | Neifar and Euzet, 2007; Chaabane et al., |
| 2017 | |||
| Pseudorhabdosynochus enitsuji Neifar and Euzet, 2007 | Mycteroperca costae (Steindachner, 1878) (3) | gills | Neifar and Euzet, 2007; Chaabane et al., |
| 2017 | |||
| Pseudorhabdosynochus hayet Chaabane, Neifar, Gey and Justine, | Mycteroperca rubra (Bloch, 1793) (3) | gills | Chaabane et al., 2016 b |
| 2016 | |||
| Pseudorhabdosynochus regius Chaabane, Neifar and Justine, 2015 | Mycteroperca rubra (Bloch, 1793) (3) | gills | Chaabane et al., 2015 |
| Pseudorhabdosynochus riouxi (Oliver, 1986) Santos, Buchmann and Gibson, 2000 | Mycteroperca marginata (Lowe, 1834) (3) | gills | Chaabane et al., 2017 |
| Pseudorhabdosynochus sinediscus Neifar and Euzet, 2007 | Mycteroperca costae (Steindachner, 1878) (3) | gills | Neifar and Euzet, 2007; Chaabane et al., 2017 |
| Pseudorhabdosynochus sosia Neifar and Euzet, 2007 | Mycteroperca costae (Steindachner, 1878) (3) | gills | Neifar and Euzet, 2007; Chaabane et al., 2017 |
| Pseudorhabdosynochus sulamericanus Santos, Buchmann and Gibson, 2000 | Hyporthodus haitensis (Ben-Tuvia, 1953) (3) | gills | Chaabane et al., 2016 a |
| Family Discocotylidae Price, 1936 | |||
| Anthocotyle merlucii Van Beneden and Hesse, 1863 | Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758) (1) | gills | Neifar, 1995 |
| Family Fridericianellidae Gupta and Sachdeva, 1990 | |||
| Calceostomella inermis (Parana and Perugia, 1889) Palombi, 1943 | Sciaena umbra Linnaeus, 1758 (1) | gills | Neifar, 1995 |
| Umbrina cirrosa Linnaeus, 1758 (1) | Euzet and Ktari, 1970 a, 1973; Neifar, 1995 | ||
| Family Gastrocotylidae Price, 1943 | |||
| Gastrocotyle trachuri Van Beneden and Hesse, 1863 | Trachurus mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868), T. trachurus (Linnaeus, 1758), (1, 2, 3) | gills | Feki, 2017 |
| Pseudaxine trachuri Parana and Perugia, 1890 | Trachurus mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868) (1, 2, 3) Trachurus trachurus (Linnaeus, 1758) (1) (1,2,3) | gills | Feki, 2017 Ktari, 1971; Neifar, 1995 Feki, 2017 |
| Pseudaxine sp. | Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque, 1810) (1) | gills | Ktari, 1971 |
| Family Gotocotylidae Yamaguti, 1963 | |||
| Gotocotyla acanthura (Parana and Perugia, 1896) Meserve, 1938 | Brama brama (Bonnaterre, 1788), Dentex dentex (Linnaeus, 1758), Oblada melanura (Linnaeus, 1758), Pomatomus saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1758), Trachinotus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (1) | gills | Ktari, 1971 |
| Gotocotyla sp1. of Neifar, 1995 | Trachinotus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (1) | gills | Neifar, 1995 |
| Gotocotyla sp 2. of Neifar, 1995 | Pomatomus saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1758) (1) | gills | Neifar, 1995 |
| Family Heteraxinidae Unnithan, 1957 | |||
| Cemocotyle trachuri Dillon and Hargis, 1965 | Trachurus mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868), T. trachurus (Linnaeus, 1758) (1, 2, 3) | gills | Feki, 2017 |
| Heteraxine seriola (Ishii, 1936) Sproston, 1946 | Seriola dumerili (Risso, 1810) (1) | gills | Ktari, 1971 |
| Intracotyle hannibali (Euzet and Ktari, 1970) Mamaev, 1977 | Pomadasys incisus (Bowdich, 1825) (1) | gills | Euzet and Ktari, 1970 b |
| Family Hexabothriidae Price, 1942 | |||
| Dasyonchocotyle spiniphallus Hargis, 1955 | Bathytoshia centroura (Mitchill, 1815) (1, 3) | gills | Neifar, 2001 |
| Epicotyle torpedinis (Price, 1942) Euzet and Maillard, 1974 | Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810, T. torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758) (1,3) | skin | Neifar, 2001 |
| Erpocotyle catenulata (Guberlet, 1933) Yamaguti, 1963 | Mustelus mustelus (Linnaeus, 1758) (1, 3) | gills | Neifar, 2001 |
| Erpocotyle sp. | Mustelus punctulatus Risso, 1827 (1) | gills | Neifar, 1995 |
| Heteronchocotyle gymnurae Neifar, Euzet and Ben Hassine, 2001 | Gymnura altavela (Linnaeus, 1758) (1, 3) | gills | Neifar, 2001; Neifar et al., 2001 b |
| Hexabothrium appendiculatum (Kuhn, 1829) von Nordmann, 1840 | Scyliorhinus stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758) (1) | gills | Neifar, 2001 |
| Hexabothrium canicula (Cerfontaine, 1899) Price, 1942 | host unknown (not cited) (1) | gills | Ktari, 1971 |
| Neonchocotyle pastinacae Ktari and Maillard, 1972 | Dasyatis pastinaca(Linnaeus, 1758) (1) | gills | Ktari and Maillard, 1972 |
| Rajonchocotyle sp. | Raja clavata Linnaeus, 1758, R. miraletus Linnaeus, 1758, R. radula Delaroche, 1809, Rostroraja alba (Lacepède, 1803) (1,2,3) | gills | Neifar, 2001 |
| Family Hexostomatidae Hexostoma thynni (Delaroche, 1811) Rafinesque, 1815 | Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758) (1) | gills | Ktari, 1971 |
| Neohexostoma eufhynni(Meserve, 1938) Price, 1961 | Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque, 1810) (1) (3) | gills | Ktari, 1971 present work |
| Family Mazocraeidae | |||
| Grubea cochlear Diesing, 1858 | Scomber japonicus Houttuyn, 1782 (3) | gills | present work |
| Scomber scombrus Linnaeus, 1758 (1) (1,2,3) | Ktari, 1971 Feki, 2017 | ||
| Kuhnia scombri (Kuhn, 1829) Sproston, 1945 | Scomber scombrus Linnaeus, 1758 (1) (1, 2, 3) | gills | Ktari, 1971 Feki, 2017 |
| Scombercolias Gmelin, 1789 (1, 2, 3) | Feki, 2017 | ||
| Scomber japonicus Houttuyn, 1782 (3) | Present work | ||
| Mazocraes pilchardi (Van Beneden and Hesse, 1863) Sproston, 1946 | Sardinapilchardus (Walbaum, 1792) (1) (3) | gills | Feki, 2017 present work |
| Mazocraes sp. | Sardinella aurita Valenciennes, 1847 (3) (2) | gills | Derbel, 2004; present work Feki, 2017 |
| Mazocraeoides sardinellae Ktari, 1982 | Sardinella maderensis (Lowe, 1838) (1) | gills | Ktari, 1982; Neifar, 1995 |
| Pseudanthocotyloides heterocotyle (Van Beneden, 1871) Euzet and Prost, 1969 | Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus, 1758) (3) | gills | present work (NR) |
| Pseudokuhnia minor (Goto, 1984) Rohde and Watson, 1985 | Scomber colias Gmelin, 1789 (1, 2, 3) | gills | Feki, 2017 |
| Scomber japonicus Houttuyn, 1782 (3) | present work | ||
| Family Microcotylidae Taschenberg, 1879 | |||
| Atrispinum salpae (Parana and Perugia, 1890) Maillard and Noisy, 1979 | Sarpa salpa (Linnaeus, 1758) (1) | gills | Ktari, 1969, 1971; Neifar, 1995 |
| Bychowskicotyla mormyri (Lorenz, 1878) Unnithan, 1971 | Lithognathus mormyrus (Linnaeus, 1758) (1) | gills | Ktari, 1971; Neifar, 1995 |
| Bivagina alcedinis (Parana and Perugia, 1889) Yamaguti, 1963 | Spicara maena (Linnaeus, 1758) (1) | gills | Neifar, 1995 |
| Bradyhaptorus trachini (Parana and Perugia, 1890) Unnithan, 1971 | Trachinus araneus Cuvier, 1829 T. draco Linnaeus, 1758, T radiatus Cuvier, 1829 (1) | gills | Azizi, 2020; Azizi et al., 2017 |
| Metamicrocotyla cephalus (Azim, 1939) Hargis, 1954 | Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (1) (3) | gills | Ktari, 1971 present work |
| Microcotyle erythrini Van Beneden and Hesse, 1863 | Pagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758) (1) (3) | gills | Ktari, 1971; Neifar, 1995 present work |
| Microcotyle pomatomi Goto, 1899 | Pomatomus saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1758) (1) | gills | Neifar, 1995 |
| Pauciconfibula trachini (Parana and Perugia, 1889) Dilllon and | Trachinus araneus Cuvier, 1829 (1) | gills | Ktari, 1971; Neifar, 1995 |
| Hargis, 1965 | Trachinus radiatus Cuvier, 1829 (1) | Azizi, 2020; Azizi et al.,2021 | |
| Polylabris tubicirrus (Paperna and Kohn, 1964) Mamaev and Parukhin, 1976 | Diplodus annularis (Linnaeus, 1758) (1) (3) | gills | Ktari, 1971 present work |
| Polylabris mamaevi Ogawa and Egusa, 1980 | Siganus luridus Rtippell, 1829, S. rivulatus Forsskål and Niebuhr, 1775(3) | gills | Boussellaa, 2020 |
| Pseudoaspinatrium euzeti (Ktari, 1971) Mamaev, 1986 | Dentex gibbosus (Rafinesque, 1810) (1) | gills | Ktari, 1971 |
| Pseudoaspinatrium gallieni (Euzet and Ktari, 1971) Mamaev, 1986 | Tylosurus acus imperialis (Rafinesque, 1810) (1) (2,3) | Inner gill cover, | Ktari, 1971; Euzet and Ktari, 1971 Châari, 2013; Châari et al., 2016 |
| gills | |||
| Sparicotyle chrysophrii (Van Beneden and Hesse, 1863) Mamaev, 1984 | host unknown (not cited) (1) | gills | Ktari, 1971 |
| Sciaenacotyle pancerii (Sonsino, 1891) Mamaev, 1989 | Umbrina cirrosa Linnaeus, 1785 (1) | gills | Ktari, 1970, 1971 |
| Serranicotyle labracis (Van Beneden and Hesse, 1863) Maillard, Euzet and Silan, 1988 | host unknown (not cited) (1) | gills | Ktari, 1971 |
| Solostamenides mugilis (Vogt, 1879) Unnithan, 1971 | Chelon auratus (Risso, 1810), C. labrosus (Risso, 1827), C. ramada (Risso, 1827), Ch saliens (Risso, 1810), Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (1) | gills | Ktari, 1971; Neifar, 1995 |
| Family Monocotylidae Taschenberg, 1879 | |||
| Calicotyle kroyeri Diesing, 1850 | Raja miraletus Linnaeus, 1758, R. radula Delaroche, 1809, Rostroraja alba (Lacepède, 1803) (2, 3) | cloaca | Neifar, 2001 |
| Calicotyle palombi Euzet and Williams, 1960 | Mustelus punctulatus Risso, 1827 (1, 2, 3) | cloaca | Neifar, 2001 |
| Calicotyle stossichi Braun, 1899 | Mustelus mustelus (Linnaeus, 1758), M. punctulatus Risso, 1827 (1,2,3) | rectal gland | Neifar, 2001 |
| Calicotyle vicina Neifar, Euzet and Ben Hassine, 2001 | Rhinobatos rhinobatos (Linnaeus, 1758) (3) | cloaca | Neifar, 2001 ; Neifar ef al., 2001a |
| Cathariotrema sp. | Galeorhinus galeus (Linnaeus, 1758) (1) | nasal capsule | Neifar, 2001 |
| Empruthotrema raiae (MacCallum, 1916) Johnston and Tiegs, 1922 | Raja clavata Linnaeus, 1758, R. miraletus Linnaeus, 1758, R. radula Delaroche, 1809, Rostroraja alba (Lacepède, 1803) (1,2,3) | nasal tissues | Neifar, 2001 |
| Heliocotyle kartasi Neifar, Euzet and Ben Hassine, 1999 | Aetomylaeus bovinus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) (1, 3) | gills | Neifar, 2001, Neifar et al., 1999a |
| Heterocotyle capapei Neifar, Euzet and Ben Hassine, 2000 | Dasyatis tortonesei Capapé, 1975 (1,3) | gills | Neifar, 2001; Neifar et al., 2000 |
| Heterocotyle forcifera Neifar, Euzet and Ben Hassine, 1999 | Taeniura grabata Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817 (1, 3) | gills | Neifar, 2001; Neifar et al., 1999 b |
| Heterocotyle minima (MacCallum, 1916) Price, 1938 | Bathytoshia centroura (Mitchill, 1815) (1, 3) | gills | Neifar, 2001 |
| Heterocotyle mokhtarae Neifar, Euzet and Ben Hassine, 1999 | Taeniura grabata Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817 (1, 3) | gills | Neifar, 2001; Neifar et al., 1999 b |
| Heterocotyle pastinacae Scott, 1904 | Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus, 1758) (1, 3) Dasyatis marmorata (Steindachner, 1892) (1, 3) | gills | Neifar, 1995, 2001; Neifar et al., 1998 Neifar, 2001; Neifar et al., 1998 |
| Heterocotyle scotti Neifar, Euzet and Ben Hassine, 1998 | Dasyatis marmorata (Steindachne, 1892) (3) | gills | Neifar, 2001; Neifar et al., 1998 |
| Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus, 1758) (1) (1,3) | Neifar, 1995 | ||
| Neifar, 2001; Neifar et al., 1998 | |||
| Heterocotyle similis Neifar, Euzet and Ben Hassine, 1998 | Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus, 1758) (1, 3) | gills | Neifar et al., 1998 |
| Heterocotyle striata Neifar, Euzet and Ben Hassine, 1999 | Taeniura grabata Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817 (1, 3) | skin ventral surface | Neifar, 2001; Neifar et al., 1999 b |
| Mehracotyle insolita Neifar, Euzet and Ben Hassine, 2002 | Rhinobatos cemiculus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817 (1, 3) | interbranchial septa | Neifar, 2001; Neifar et al., 2002 |
| Merizocotyle concinna (Scott, 1904) Chisholm, Wheeler and | Dasyatis marmorata (Steindachner, 1892) (1) | nasal tissues | Neifar, 2001 |
| Beverley-Burton, 1995 | Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus, 1758) (1, 3) | ||
| Monocotyle sp. | Aetomylaeus bovinus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) (1, 3) | gills | Neifar, 2001 |
| Myliocotyle pteromylaei Neifer, Euzet and Ben Hassine, 1999 | Aetomylaeus bovinus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) (1, 3) | gills | Neifar, 2001 ; Neifar et al., 1999 c |
| Neoheterocotyle ktarii Neifar Euzet and Ben Hassine, 2001 | Rhinobatos rhinobatos (Linnaeus, 1758) (3) | gills | Neifar, 2001 ; Neifar et al., 2001 a |
| Thaumatocotyle tunisiensis Neifar, Euzet and Ben Hassine, 2000 | Dasyatis tortonesei Capapé, 1975 (1, 3) | nasal tissues | Neifar, 2001; Neifar et al., 2000 |
| Triloculotrema euzeti Boudaya and Neifar, 2016 | Mustelus punctulatus Risso, 1827 (1, 2, 3) | nasal tissues | Boudaya and Neifar, 2016 |
| Family Plectanocotylidae Monticelli, 1903 | |||
| Plectanocotyle major Boudaya, Neifar and Euzet, 2006 | Chelidonichthys obscurus (Walbaum, 1792) (3) | gills | Boudaya et al., 2006 |
| Plectanocotyle gumardi (Van Beneden and Hesse, 1863) Llewellyn, | Chelidonichthys cuculus (Linnaeus, 1758), C. lastoviza | gills | Ktari, 1971 |
| 1941 | (Bonnaterre, 1788), C. obscurus (Walbaum, 1792) (1) | ||
| Family Polystomatidae Gamble, 1896 | |||
| Neopolystoma euzeti Combes and Ktari, 1976 | Mauremys caspica var. leprosa (Gmelin, 1774) (4) | urinary bladder and rectum | Combes and Ktari, 1976 |
| Polystomoides ocellatus (Rudolphi, 1819) Ozaki, 1935 | Mauremys caspica var. leprosa (Gmelin, 1774) (4) | esophagus | Lambert et al., 1978 |
| Family Pseudodactylogyridae Gusev, 1965 | |||
| Pseudodactylogyrus anguillae (Yin and Sproston, 1948) Gusev, 1965 | Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758) (1) | gills | Neifar, 1995 |
| Family Pyragraphoridae Yamaguti, 1963 | |||
| Pyragraphorus hollisae Euzet and Ktari, 1970 | Trachinotus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (1) | gills | Euzet and Ktari, 1970 c; Neifar, 1995 |
| Family Tetraonchoididae Bychowsky, 1951 | |||
| Tetraonchoides paradoxus Bychowsky, 1951 | Uranoscopus scaber Linnaeus, 1758 (1) | gills | Neifar, 1995 |
Table 2
List of Tunisian aquatic host species and their monogenean parasites.
| Host species | Monogenean species |
|---|---|
| Aetomylaeus bovinus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) | Heliocotyle kartasi Neifar, Euzet and Ben Hassine, 1999; Monocotyle sp.; Myliocotyle pteromylaei Neifer, Euzet and Ben Hassine, 1999 |
| Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758) | Pseudodactylogyrus anguillae (Yin and Sproston, 1948) Gusev, 1965 |
| Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789 | Haliotrema balisticus (Hargis, 1955) Yamaguti, 1963 |
| Bathytoshia centroura (Mitchill, 1815) | Dasyonchocotyle spiniphallus Hargis, 1955; Heterocotyle minima (MacCallum, 1916) Price, 1938 |
| Belone belone (Linnaeus, 1758) | Axine belones Abildgaard, 1794 |
| Belone svetovidovi Collette and Parin, 1970 | Axine sp. |
| Boops boops (Linnaeus, 1758) | Choricotyle chrysophryi Van Beneden and Hesse, 1863 |
| Brama brama (Bonnaterre, 1788) | Gotocotyla acanthura (Parona and Perugia, 1896) Meserve, 1938 |
| Chelidonichthys cuculus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Plectanocotyle gurnardi (Van Beneden and Hesse, 1863) Llewellyn, 1941 |
| Chelidonichthys lastoviza (Bonnaterre, 1788) | Plectanocotyle gurnardi (Van Beneden and Hesse, 1863) Llewellyn, 1941 |
| Chelidonichthys lucerna (Linnaeus, 1758) | Trochopus heteracanthus Massa, 1903; Trochopus pini (Van Beneden and Hesse, 1863) Massa, 1903 |
| Chelidonichthys obscurus (Walbaum, 1792) | Plectanocotyle gurnardi (Van Beneden and Hesse, 1863) Llewellyn, 1941; Plectanocotyle major Boudaya, Neifar and Euzet, 2006 |
| Chelon auratus (Risso, 1810) | Ligophorus szidati Euzet and Suriano, 1977; Ligophorus vanbenedenii (Parona and Perugia, 1890) Euzet and Suriano, 1977; Solostamenides mugilis (Vogt, 1879) Unnithan, 1971 |
| Chelon labrosus (Risso, 1827) | Ligophorus angustus Euzet and Suriano, 1977; Solostamenides mugilis (Vogt, 1879) Unnithan, 1971 |
| Chelon ramada (Risso, 1827) | Solostamenides mugilis (Vogt, 1879) Unnithan, 1971 |
| Chelon saliens (Risso, 1810) | Ligophorus acuminatus Euzet and Suriano, 1977; Ligophorus heteronchus Euzet and Suriano, 1977; Ligophorus macrocolpos Euzet and Suriano, 1977; Ligophorus minimus Euzet and Suriano, 1977; Solostamenides mugilis (Vogt, 1879) Unnithan, 1971 |
| Dasyatis marmorata (Steindachner, 1892) | Heterocotyle pastinacae Scott, 1904; Heterocotyle scotti Neifar, Euzet and Ben Hassine, 1998; Merizocotyle concinna (Scott, 1904) Chisholm, Wheeler and Beverley-Burton, 1995; Neoentobdella diadema (Monticelli, 1902) Kearn and Whittington, 2005; Trimusculotrema micracantha (Euzet and Maillard, 1967) Whittington and Barton, 1990 |
| Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus, 1758) | Heterocotyle pastinacae Scott, 1904; Heterocotyle scotti Neifar, Euzet and Ben Hassine, 1998; Heterocotyle similis Neifar, Euzet and Ben Hassine, 1998; Merizocotyle concinna (Scott, 1904) Chisholm, Wheeler and Beverley-Burton, 1995; Neonchocotyle pastinacae Ktari and Maillard, 1972; Neoentobdella diadema (Monticelli, 1902) Kearn and Whittington, 2005; Trimusculotrema micracantha (Euzet and Maillard, 1967) Whittington and Barton, 1990 |
| Dasyatis tortonesei Capapé, 1975 | Heterocotyle capapei Neifar, Euzet and Ben Hassine, 2000; Neoentobdella diadema (Monticelli, 1902) Kearn and Whittington, 2005; Thaumatocotyle tunisiensis Neifar, Euzet and Ben Hassine, 2000; Trimusculotrema micracantha (Euzet and Maillard, 1967) Whittington and Barton, 1990 |
| Dentex dentex (Linnaeus, 1758) | Gotocotyla acanthura (Parona and Perugia, 1896) Meserve, 1938 |
| Dentex gibbosus (Rafinesque, 1810) | Pseudoaspinatrium euzeti (Ktari, 1971) Mamaev, 1986; Lamellodiscus euzeti Diamanka, Boudaya, Toguebaye and Pariselle, 2011 |
| Dentex maroccanus Valenciennes, 1830 | Lamellodiscus crampus Neifar, 2008 |
| Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) | Diplectanum aequans (Wagener, 1857) |
| Dicentrarchus puctatus (Bloch, 1792) | Diplectanum laubieri Lambert and Maillard, 1974 |
| Diplodus annularis (Linnaeus, 1758) | Lamellodiscus elegans Bychowsky, 1957; Lamellodiscus fraternus Bychowsky, 1957; Polylabris tubicirrus (Paperna and Kohn, 1964) Mamaev and Parukhin, 1976 |
| Diplodus puntazzo (walbaum, 1792) | Lamellodiscus bidens Euzet, 1984; Lamellodiscus hilii Euzet, 1984; Lamellodiscus ignoratus Palombi, 1943; Lamellodiscus impervius Euzet, 1984; Lamellodiscus theroni Amine, Euzet and Kechemir-Issad, 2007 |
| Diplodus sargus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Lamellodiscus abbreviatus Sanfilippo, 1978; Lamellodiscus elegans Bychowsky, 1957; Lamellodiscus furcosus Euzet and Oliver, 1966; Lamellodiscus gussevi Sanfilippo, 1978; Lamellodiscus ignoratus Palombi, 1943; Lamellodiscus mirandus Euzet and Oliver, 1966 |
| Diplodus vulgaris (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) | Lamellodiscus ergensi Euzet and Oliver, 1966; Lamellodiscus furcosus Euzet and Oliver, 1966; Lamellodiscus ignoratus Palombi, 1943 |
| Echeneis naucrates Linnaeus, 1758 | Dionchus agassizi Goto, 1899; Dionchus remorae (MacCallum, 1916) Price, 1938 |
| Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Pseudanthocotyloides heterocotyle (Van Beneden, 1871) Euzet and Prost, 1969 |
| Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque, 1810) | Capsala maccallumi Price, 1939; Neohexostoma euthynni (Meserve, 1938) Price, 1961 |
| Galeorhinus galeus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Cathariotrema sp. |
| Gymnura altavela (Linnaeus, 1758) | Heteronchocotyle gymnurae Neifar, Euzet and Ben Hassine, 2001 |
| Hyporthodus haifensis (Ben-Tuvia, 1953) | Pseudorhabdosynochus sulamericanus Santos, Buchmann and Gibson, 2000 |
| Lithognathus mormyrus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Bychowskicotyla mormyri (Lorenz, 1878) Unnithan, 1971; Lamellodiscus flagellatus Boudaya, Neifar and Euzet, 2009; Lamellodiscus verberis Euzet and Oliver, 1967 |
| Luciobarbus callensis (Valenciennes, 1842) | Dactylogyrus heteromorphus El Garbi, Birgi and Lambert, 1994; Dactylogyrus tunisiensis El Garbi, Birgi and Lambert, 1994 |
| Mauremys caspica var. leprosa (Gmelin, 1774) | Neopolystoma euzeti Combes and Ktari, 1976 |
| Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758) | Anthocotyle merlucii Van Beneden and Hesse, 1863 |
| Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 | Benedenia monticellii (Parona and Perugia, 1895) Johnston, 1929; Ligophorus chabaudi Euzet and Suriano, 1977; Metamicrocotyla cephalus (Azim, 1939) Hargis, 1954; Solostamenides mugilis (Vogt, 1879) Unnithan, 1971 |
| Mustelus mustelus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Calicotyle stossichi Braun, 1899; Erpocotyle catenulata (Guberlet, 1933) Yamaguti, 1963 |
| Mustelus punctulatus Risso, 1827 | Calicotyle palombi Euzet and Williams, 1960; Calicotyle stossichi Braun, 1899; Erpocotyle sp.; Triloculotrema euzeti Boudaya and Neifar, 2016 |
| Mycteroperca costae (Steindachner, 1878) | Pseudorhabdosynochus bouaini Neifar and Euzet, 2007; Pseudorhabdosynochus dolicocolpos Neifar and Euzet, 2007; Pseudorhabdosynochus enitsuji Neifar and Euzet, 2007; Pseudorhabdosynochus sinediscus Neifar and Euzet, 2007; Pseudorhabdosynochus sosia Neifar and Euzet, 2007 |
| Mycteroperca marginata (Lowe, 1834) | Echinoplectanum echinophallus (Euzet and Oliver, 1965) Justine and Euzet, 2006; Pseudorhabdosynochus beverleyburtonae (Oliver, 1984) Kritsky and Beverley-Burton, 1986; Pseudorhabdosynochus riouxi (Oliver, 1986) Santos, Buchmann and Gibson, 2000 |
| Mycteroperca rubra (Bloch, 1793) | Pseudorhabdosynochus hayet Chaabane, Neifar, Gey and Justine, 2016; Pseudorhabdosynochus regius Chaabane, Neifar and Justine, 2015 |
| Oblada melanura (Linnaeus, 1758) | Gotocotyla acanthura (Parona and Perugia, 1896) Meserve, 1938; Lamellodiscus elegans Bychowsky, 1957; Lamellodiscus gracilis Euzet and Oliver, 1966 |
| Pagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Lamellodiscus erythrini Euzet and Oliver, 1966; Microcotyle erythrini Van Beneden and Hesse, 1863 |
| Pagrus auriga Valenciennes, 1843 | Lamellodiscus rastellus Neifar, Euzet and Oliver, 2004 |
| Pagrus coeruleostictus (Valenciennes, 1830) | Lamellodiscus sarculus Neifar, Euzet and Oliver, 2004; Lamellodiscus sigilatus Neifar, Euzet and Oliver, 2004 |
| Pomadasys incisus (Bowdich, 1825) | Dicrumenia bychowskyi Mamaev, 1969; Intracotyle hannibali (Euzet and Ktari, 1970) Mamaev, 1977 |
| Pomatomus saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1758) | Microcotyle pomatomi Goto, 1899; Gotocotyla acanthura (Parona and Perugia, 1896) Meserve, 1938; Gotocotyla sp 2. of Neifar, 1995 |
| Raja clavata Linnaeus, 1758 Raja miraletus Linnaeus, 1758 | Empruthotrema raiae (MacCallum, 1916) Johnston and Tiegs, 1922; Rajonchocotyle sp. Calicotyle kroyeri Diesing, 1850; |
| Raja radula Delaroche, 1809 | Empruthotrema raiae (MacCallum, 1916) Johnston and Tiegs, 1922; Rajonchocotyle sp. |
| Rhinobatos cemiculus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817 | Mehracotyle insolita Neifar, Euzet and Ben Hassine, 2002 |
| Rhinobatos rhinobatos (Linnaeus, 1758) | Calicotyle vicina Neifar, Euzet and Ben Hassine, 2001; Neoheterocotyle ktarii Neifar, Euzet and Ben Hassine, 2001 |
| Rostroraja alba (Lacepède, 1803) | Calicotyle kroyeri Diesing, 1850; Empruthotrema raiae (MacCallum, 1916) Johnston and Tiegs, 1922; Rajonchocotyle sp. |
| Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792) | Mazocraes pilchardi (Van Beneden and Hesse, 1863) Sproston, 1946 |
| Sardinella aurita Valenciennes, 1847 | Mazocraes sp. |
| Sardinella maderensis (Lowe, 1838) | Mazocraeoides sardinellae Ktari, 1982 |
| Sarpa salpa (Linnaeus, 1758) | Atrispinum salpae (Parona and Perugia, 1890) Maillard and Noisy, 1979; Lamellodiscus confusus Amine, Euzet and Kechemir-Issad, 2007; Lamellodiscus ignoratus Palombi, 1943; Lamellodiscus parisi Oliver, 1969 |
| Sciaena umbra Linnaeus, 1857 | Calceostomella inermis (Parona and Perugia, 1889) Palombi, 1943; Diplectanum simile Bychowsky, 1957 |
| Scomber colias Gmelin, 1789 | Kuhnia scombri (Kuhn, 1829) Sproston, 1945; Pseudokuhnia minor (Goto, 1984) Rohde and Watson, 1985 |
| Scomber japonicus Houttuyn, 1782 | Grubea cochlear Diesing, 1858; Kuhnia scombri (Kuhn, 1829) Sproston, 1945; Pseudokuhnia minor (Goto, 1984) Rohde and Watson, 1985 |
| Scomber scombrus Linnaeus, 1758 | Grubea cochlear Diesing, 1858; Kuhnia scombri (Kuhn, 1829) Sproston, 1945 |
| Scyliorhinus stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758) | Hexabothrium appendiculatum (Kuhn, 1829) Von Nordmann, 1840 |
| Seriola dumerili (Risso, 1810) | Heteraxine seriola (Ishii, 1936) Sproston, 1946 |
| Serranus cabrilla (Linnaeus, 1758) | Protolamellodiscus serranelli (Euzet and Oliver, 1965) Oliver, 1969 |
| Serranus scriba (Linnaeus, 1758) | Protolamellodiscus serranelli (Euzet and Oliver, 1965) Oliver, 1969 |
| Siganus luridus (Rüppell, 1829) | Glyphidohaptor plectocirra (Paperna, 1972) Kritsky, Galli and Yang, 2007; Polylabris mamaevi Ogawa and Egusa, 1980 |
| Siganus rivulatus Forsskål and Niebuhr, 1775 | Glyphidohaptor plectocirra (Paperna, 1972) Kritsky, Galli and Yang, 2007; Polylabris mamaevi Ogawa and Egusa, 1980 |
| Sparus aurata Linnaeus, 1758 | Lamellodiscus echeneis (Wagener, 1857) Diesing, 1858; |
| Sphyraena sphyraena (Linnaeus, 1758) | Cotyloatlantica mediterranea (Euzet and Trilles, 1960) Bravo-Hollis, 1984 |
| Spicara maena (Linnaeus, 1758) | Bivagina alcedinis (Parona and Perugia, 1889) Yamaguti, 1963 |
| Spicara smaris (Linnaeus, 1758) | Lamellodiscus knoepffleri Oliver, 1969 |
| Synapturichthys kleinii (Risso, 1827) | Pseudodiplectanum syrticum Derbel, Boudaya and Neifar, 2007 |
| Taeniura grabata Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817 | Heterocotyle forcifera Neifar, Euzet and Ben Hassine, 1999; Heterocotyle mokhtarae Neifar, Euzet and Ben Hassine, 1999; Heterocotyle striata Neifar, Euzet and Ben Hassine, 1999; Neoentobdella apiocolpos (Euzet and Maillard, 1967) Kearn and Whittington, 2005 |
| Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Hexostoma thynni (Delaroche, 1811) Rafinesque, 1815 |
| Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810 | Amphibdelloides kechemirae Tazerouti, Euzet and Neifar, 2006; Amphibdelloides vallei Llewellyn, 1960; Epicotyle torpedinis (Price, 1942) Euzet and Maillard, 1974 |
| Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus, 1758) | Amphibdella paronaperugiae Llewellyn, 1960; Amphibdelloides benhassinae Tazerouti, Euzet and Neifar, 2006 |
| Trachinotus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Gotocotyla acanthura (Parona and Perugia, 1896) Meserve, 1938; Gotocotyla sp1. of Neifar, 1995; Pyragraphorus hollisae Euzet and Ktari, 1970 |
| Trachinus araneus Cuvier, 1829 | Pauciconfibula trachini (Parona and Perugia, 1889) Dilllon and Hargis, 1965; Bradyhaptorus trachini (Parona and Perugia, 1890) Unnithan, 1971 |
| Trachinus draco Linnaeus, 1758 Trachinus radiatus Cuvier, 1829 | Bradyhaptorus trachini (Parona and Perugia, 1890) Unnithan, 1971 Bradyhaptorus trachini (Parona and Perugia, 1890) Unnithan, 1971; Pauciconfibula trachini (Parona and Perugia, 1889) Dilllon and Hargis, 1965 |
| Trachurus mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868) | Cemocotyle trachuri Dillon and Hargis, 1965; Gastrocotyle trachuri Van Beneden and Hesse, 1863; Pseudaxine trachuri Parona and Perugia, 1890 |
| Trachurus trachurus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Cemocotyle trachuri Dillon and Hargis, 1965; Gastrocotyle trachuri Van Beneden and Hesse, 1863; Pseudaxine trachuri Parona and Perugia, 1890 |
| Trisopterus capelanus (Lacepède, 1800) Tylosurus acus imperialis (Rafinesque, 1810) | Diclidophora sp. Nudaciraxine imperium Châari, Derbel and Neifar, 2010; Pseudoaspinatrium gallieni (Euzet and Ktari, 1971) Mamaev, 1986 |
| Umbrina cirrosa Linnaeus, 1758 | Calceostomella inermis (Parona and Perugia, 1889) Palombi, 1943; Diplectanum grassei Oliver, 1974; Diplectanum melvillei Oliver and Paperna, 1984; Sciaenacotyle pancerii (Sonsino, 1891) Mamaev, 1989 |
| Uranoscopus scaber Linnaeus, 1758 | Tetraonchoides paradoxus Bychowsky, 1951 |
Fig. 1
Map of Tunisia showing sites of monogenean records.
Table 3
Monogenean species diversity in the Gulf of Gabes.
| Monogenean family | Monogenean species | Fish species | Number of fishes examined | P (%) | MA | Ml |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancyrocephalidae | Haliotrema balisticus | Batistes capriscus | 2 | 100 | 6 | 6 |
| Ligophorus vanbenedenii | Chelon auratus | 21 | 80 | 6.4 | 8 | |
| Ligophorus szidati | 80 | 4.8 | 6 | |||
| Ligophorus angustus | Chelon labrosus | 4 | 100 | 3 | 3 | |
| Ligophorus macrocolpos | Chelon saliens | 12 | 50 | 0.75 | 1 | |
| Ligophorus minimus | 75 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Ligophorus heteronchus | 100 | 8.33 | 8 | |||
| Ligophorus acuminatus | 100 | 10.3 | 10 | |||
| Capsalidae | Benedenia monticellii | Mugil cephalus | 22 | 13.6 | 0.22 | 1 |
| Capsala maccallumi | Euthynnus alletteratus | 4 | 50 | 3 | 6 | |
| Diplectanidae | Diplectanum aeguans | Dicentrarchus labrax | 2 | 100 | 10 | 10 |
| Pseudodiplectanum syrticum | Synapturichthys kleinii | 30 | 90 | 15.3 | 17 | |
| Lamellodiscus knoepffleri | Spicara smaris | 9 | 88 | 4.4 | 5 | |
| Lamellodiscus elegans | Diplodus annularis | 82 | 22 | 0.5 | 2 | |
| Lamellodiscus fraternus | 71.4 | 4.7 | 6 | |||
| Lamellodiscus ignoratus | Diplodus puntazzo | 6 | 83.3 | 18 | 21 | |
| Diplodus vulgaris | 5 | 100 | 28 | 28 | ||
| Lamellodiscus theroni | Diplodus puntazzo | 6 | 66 | 13 | 20.5 | |
| Lamellodiscus hilii | 50 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Lamellodisscus bidens | 66 | 2.2 | 4 | |||
| Lamellodiscus impervius | 33 | 1.6 | 4 | |||
| Lamellodiscus ergensi | Diplodus vulgaris | 5 | 100 | 3.6 | 3 | |
| Lamellodiscus verberis | Lithognatus mormyrus | 4 | 100 | 38 | 38 | |
| Lamellodiscus erythrini | Pagellus erythrinus | 7 | 85.7 | 15.28 | 20 | |
| Lamellodiscus rastellus | Pagrus auriga | 2 | 100 | 24 | 24 | |
| Lamellodiscus confusus | Sarpa salpa | 14 | 100 | 12 | 12 | |
| Lamellodiscus parisi | 28 | 0.5 | 2 | |||
| Lamellodiscus echeneis | Sparus aurata | 4 | 75 | 1.5 | 2 | |
| Hexostomatidae | Neohexostoma euthynni | Euthynnus alletteratus | 4 | 75 | 6 | 8 |
| Microcotylidae | Metamicrocotyla cephalus | Mugil cephalus | 22 | 13 | 0.6 | 7 |
| Polylabris tubicirrus | Diplodus annularis | 82 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Microcotyle erythrini | Pagellus erythrinus | 7 | 42 | 0.85 | 2 | |
| Mazocraeidae | Grubea cochlear | Scomber japonicus | 21 | 19 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Pseudokuhnia minor | 55 | 2.35 | 4 | |||
| Kuhnia scombri | 18 | 0.36 | 2 | |||
| Pseudanthocotyloides heterocotyle | Engraulis encrasicolus | 31 | 54 | 2.4 | 4 | |
| Mazocraes sp. | Sardinella aurita | 46 | 8.6 | 0.08 | 1 | |
| Mazocraes pilchardi | Sardina pilchardus | 63 | 15 | 0.19 | 1 |
Fig. 2
Cumulative curve of monogeneans species recorded from Tunisia.