A review of Dendromonocotyle (Monogenea : Monocotylidae) from the skin of stingrays and their control in public aquaria

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dc.contributor.authorChisholm, L.
dc.contributor.authorWhittington, I.
dc.contributor.authorFischer, A.
dc.date.issued2004
dc.descriptionCopyright © 2004 Folia Parasitologica
dc.description.abstractDendromonocotyle species (Monogenea: Monocotylidae) are the only monocotylids to parasitize the skin of chondrichthyan hosts. Currently 11 species are recorded from the skin of ray species in the Dasyatidae, Myliobatidae and Urolophidae. There have been increasing reports of Dendromonocotyle outbreaks on rays kept in public aquaria. This paper provides a broad review of Dendromonocotyle that should assist taxonomists and aquarists with species identification and help decisions on potential control methods for Dendromonocotyle infections. The taxonomy and host-specificity of Dendromonocotyle are discussed and a key to current species is provided. We summarise what little is known about the biology of Dendromonocotyle including egg embryonation and hatching, feeding, camouflage and reproduction. The efficacy of freshwater baths, chemical treatments and biological control measures such as the use of cleaner fish for Dendromonocotyle is also discussed. We demonstrate that effective control of Dendromonocotyle on captive rays is hampered by the lack of basic biological data on the life cycle of the parasites. A case history is provided outlining the success of a public aquarium (Underwater World, Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia) in managing D. pipinna infections on captive Taeniura meyeni without chemical intervention simply by taking measures to reduce host stress.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityLeslie A. Chisholm, Ian D. Whittington and Andreas B.P. Fischer
dc.identifier.citationFolia Parasitologica, 2004; 51(2-3):123-130
dc.identifier.doi10.14411/fp.2004.017
dc.identifier.issn0015-5683
dc.identifier.issn1803-6465
dc.identifier.orcidChisholm, L. [0000-0002-4431-1455]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/1776
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherFolia Parasitologica
dc.source.urihttp://www.paru.cas.cz/folia/detail.php?id=20704
dc.subjectMonogenea
dc.subjectMonocotylidae
dc.subjectDendromonocotyle
dc.subjectaquaria
dc.subjectDasyatidae
dc.subjectTaeniura meyeni
dc.titleA review of Dendromonocotyle (Monogenea : Monocotylidae) from the skin of stingrays and their control in public aquaria
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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