Pseudoleptorhynchoides Explained

Pseudoleptorhynchoides is a monotypic genus of worms belonging to the family Rhadinorhynchidae. The only species is Pseudoleptorhynchoides lamothei.^[1]

It parasitizes blue sea catfish (Ariopsis guatemalensis) in a eutrophic coastal lagoon from Pacific off the coast of Mexico.^[2] Phylogenetic tests were done.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pseudoleptorhynchoides Salgado-Maldonado, 1976 . www.gbif.org . 5 July 2021 . en.
2. Carpio-Hernandez, D. I., Violante-González, J., Monks, S., Hernández-Gómez, J. C., Rodríguez-Alviso, C., Rojas-Herrera, A. A., … Rodríguez-Ibarra, E. (2024). Temporal dynamics of parasite populations and communities of blue sea catfish Ariopsis guatemalensis (Günther, 1864), in a eutrophic coastal lagoon from Mexican Pacific. Journal of Natural History, 58(25–28), 909–928. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2024.2370668
3. The Systematic Position of Leptorhynchoides (Kostylew, 1924) and Pseudoleptorhynchoides (Salgado-Maldonado, 1976), Inferred from Nuclear and Mitochondrial DNA Gene Sequences . 10.1645/GE-1420.1 . 2008 . García-Varela . Martín . González-Oliver . Angélica . Journal of Parasitology . 94 . 4 . 959–962 . 18576776 .