Cichlidogyrus_vandekerkhovei

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Cichlidogyrus vandekerkhovei

Species of flatworm

Cichlidogyrus vandekerkhovei is a species of monopisthocotylean monogeneans in the family Ancyrocephalidae. It was first found infecting the gills of Ophthalmotilapia ventralis in Lake Tanganyika. It can be differentiated from its cogenerates by the unusual length of its dorsal transverse bar auricles.[1]

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Etymology

The species was named in honor of Belgian aquatic ecologist Dr. Jochen Vandekerkhove, "in recognition of his guidance during the early research years of the junior author".[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Vanhove, Maarten P. M.; Volckaert, Filip A. M.; Pariselle, Antoine (2011). "Ancyrocephalidae (Monogenea) of Lake Tanganyika: I: Four new species of Cichlidogyrus from Ophthalmotilapia ventralis (Teleostei: Cichlidae), the first record of this parasite family in the basin". Zoologia (Curitiba, Impresso). 28 (2): 253–263. doi:10.1590/S1984-46702011000200016. ISSN 1984-4670.

Further reading

  • Bukinga, Fidel Muterezi, et al. "Ancyrocephalidae (Monogenea) of Lake Tanganyika: III: Cichlidogyrus infecting the world’s biggest cichlid and the non-endemic tribes Haplochromini, Oreochromini and Tylochromini (Teleostei, Cichlidae)." Parasitology research 111.5 (2012): 2049–2061.
  • Pariselle, Antoine, et al. "Ancyrocephalidae (Monogenea) of Lake Tanganyika: IV: Cichlidogyrus parasitizing species of Bathybatini (Teleostei, Cichlidae): reduced host-specificity in the deepwater realm?." Hydrobiologia 748.1 (2015): 99-119.


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