Pseudorhabdosynochus bouaini

Pseudorhabdosynochus bouaini is a diplectanid monogenean parasitic on the gills of groupers.

[1] The species has been redescribed by Amira Chaabane, Lassad Neifar, and Jean-Lou Justine in 2017.

[2] The specific epithet was given in honor of Professor A. Bouain from the University of Sfax, a specialist in grouper biology.

The vagina includes a sclerotized part, which is a complex structure.

[2] The Goldblotch grouper Mycteroperca costae is the type-host of Pseudorhabdosynochus bouaini.

Pseudorhabdosynochus bouaini , squamodiscs and haptoral parts