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Cichlidogyrus vandekerkhovei

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Cichlidogyrus vandekerkhovei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Monogenea
Order: Dactylogyridea
Family: Ancyrocephalidae
Genus: Cichlidogyrus
Species:
C. vandekerkhovei
Binomial name
Cichlidogyrus vandekerkhovei
Vanhove, Volckaert & Pariselle, 2011

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]

Etymology

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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

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  1. ^ a b 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

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  • 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.