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Cichlidogyrus evikae

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Species of flatworm

Cichlidogyrus evikae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Monogenea
Order: Dactylogyridea
Family: Ancyrocephalidae
Genus: Cichlidogyrus
Species: C. evikae
Binomial name
Cichlidogyrus evikae
Rahmouni, Vanhove & Šimková, 2017

Cichlidogyrus evikae is a species of monopisthocotylean monogenean in the family Ancyrocephalidae (or Dactylogyridae according to certain classifications). It is a parasite of the gills of the fish Tanganicodus irsacae (Perciforme, Cichlidae) in Lake Tanganyika, Burundi.

Etymology

The spotfin goby cichlid (Tanganicodus irsacae) is the type-host of Cichlidogyrus evikae

According to Rahmouni, Vanhove & Šimková, “the name evikae was given in honour of the Czech parasitologist Dr. Eva Řehulková (Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Czech Republic) who studies monogenean flatworms, for her contributions to their research.”

References

  1. ^ Rahmouni, Chahrazed; Vanhove, Maarten P. M.; Šimková, Andrea (2017). "Underexplored diversity of gill monogeneans in cichlids from Lake Tanganyika: eight new species of Cichlidogyrus Paperna, 1960 (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) from the northern basin of the lake, with remarks on the vagina and the heel of the male copulatory organ". Parasites & Vectors. 10 (1): 591. doi:10.1186/s13071-017-2460-6. ISSN 1756-3305. PMC 5712084. PMID 29197419. Open access icon
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Cichlidogyrus evikae


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