Dyer W G, Williams E H, Bunkley-Williams L
Department of Zoology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale 62901-6501.
J Parasitol. 1992 Jun;78(3):399-401.
Neobenedenia pargueraensis n. sp. from Epinephelus guttatus of Puerto Rico differs from all known species in possessing scoop-shaped accessory sclerites with pointed tips. It is most similar to Neobenedenia melleni and Neobenedenia longiprostata but differs from the former in having a fenestrate ovary and from the latter in that the ducts of the accessory glands are short, terminating just anterior to the vitelline reservoir rather than reaching the caudal end of the body. It differs from both species in having smooth rather than lobate testes. Neobenedenia melleni occurs throughout the tropical and subtropical western North Atlantic including Bermuda. It kills aquarium and aquaculture fishes with massive infestations and is a severe restraint on the culture of tilapia in sea water in the Caribbean.
来自波多黎各驼背鲈的新贝内登虫新种（Neobenedenia pargueraensis n. sp.）与所有已知物种不同，其具有尖端尖锐的勺状辅助骨片。它与梅氏新贝内登虫（Neobenedenia melleni）和长突新贝内登虫（Neobenedenia longiprostata）最为相似，但与前者的区别在于具有有窗孔的卵巢，与后者的区别在于辅助腺的导管较短，在卵黄贮库前方就终止，而不是到达身体的尾端。它与这两个物种的不同之处还在于其睾丸光滑而非叶状。梅氏新贝内登虫分布于整个热带和亚热带的北大西洋西部，包括百慕大。它会因大量寄生而杀死水族馆和水产养殖中的鱼类，严重限制了加勒比海地区海水罗非鱼的养殖。
