Four new species of Cichlidogyrus (Monogenea: Ancyrocephalidae), gill parasites of Tilapia cabrae (Teleostei: Cichlidae), with discussion on relative length of haptoral sclerites
Language English Country Czech Republic Media print
Document type Comparative Study, Journal Article
PubMed
14535345
DOI
10.14411/fp.2003.035
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Species Specificity MeSH
- Platyhelminths anatomy & histology isolation & purification pathogenicity MeSH
- Tilapia parasitology MeSH
- Gills parasitology MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Male MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Comparative Study MeSH
- Geographicals
- Congo MeSH
Tilapia cabrae Boulenger, 1899, a cichlid fish from coastal lowlands of the Republic of Congo (Africa), was examined for gill parasites. Four new species of the Monogenea were found, all belonging to Cichlidogyrus (Ancyrocephalidae): C. berradae sp. n., C. revesati sp. n., C. legendrei sp. n., and C. lemoallei sp. n. A possible relationship between the relative size of haptoral sclerites (i.e., uncinuli compared to gripi) and microhabitat selection in the studied host-parasite model is discussed.
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