Pseudorhabdosynochus malabaricus

[1] Pseudorhabdosynochus malabaricus is a small monogenean, 0.6 mm in length.

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

In this species, both primary and secondary chambers of the sclerotised vagina are spherical.

The species are P. maaensis, P. malabaricus, P. manifestus, P. manipulus, P. marcellus, and P. maternus.

The type-locality and only recorded locality is the Barrier Reef off Nouméa, New Caledonia[1] where it was considered a rare species.

The Malabar grouper, Epinephelus malabaricus is the type-host of Pseudorhabdosynochus malabaricus