Indopolystoma carvirostris (Fan, Li & He, 2008), 2019

Chaabane, Amira, Verneau, Olivier & Preez, Louis Du, 2019, Indopolystoma n. gen. (Monogenea, Polystomatidae) with the description of three new species and reassignment of eight known Polystoma species from Asian frogs (Anura, Rhacophoridae), Parasite (Paris, France) 26 (67), pp. 1-18 : 12

Indopolystoma carvirostris (Fan, Li & He, 2008)

n. comb. (Table 4)

Synonym: Polystoma carvirostris Fan, Li & He, 2008 [ 19].

Type-host: Polypedates cavirostris Günther. Now Kurixalus bisacculus (Taylor) (Previously Rhacophorus bisacculus Taylor ) or Kurixalus verrucosus (Boulenger) (Previously Rhacophorus verrucosus Boulenger ) [ 21, 26].

Site: Bladder.

Type-locality: Pingbian county (22°56, N, 103°42, E), Yunnan province, China.

Remarks: Although the authors of the original description did not draw the marginal hooklets [ 20], the general morphology of this species, including haptor/total body length ratio (0.13) and hamuli shape (unbranched), is consistent with the diagnosis of Indopolystoma . Furthermore, a phylogeny based on partial 18S sequences only (unpublished results) showed that this species fell within the clade of Indopolystoma species.

Indopolystoma carvirostris was originally recorded in China from P. cavirostris . However, P. cavirostris only occurs in Sri Lanka [ 21]. According to Inger et al. [ 26], Chinese records of P. cavirostris likely apply to R. bisacculus or R. verrucosus .