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Scutogyrus vanhovei

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Scutogyrus vanhovei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Monogenea
Order: Dactylogyridea
Family: Ancyrocephalidae
Genus: Scutogyrus
Species:
S. vanhovei
Binomial name
Scutogyrus vanhovei
Pariselle, Nyom & Bilong, 2013

Scutogyrus vanhovei is a species of monopisthocotylean monogenean in the family Ancyrocephalidae. It is known to Tilapia species, particularly Tilapia mariae, and was first found in Cameroon. It can be differentiated from its cogenerates by the presence of a distinct swollen portion of its penis.[1]

Etymology

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The species was named in honor of a PhD student, Maarten M. P. Vanhove, who is "working on monogenean species of cichlid fishes from Lake Tanganyika".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Pariselle, Antoine; Bitja Nyom, Arnold R.; Bilong, Charles F. (2013). "Checklist of the ancyrocephalids (Monogenea) parasitizing Tilapia species in Cameroon, with the description of three new species". Zootaxa. 3599 (1): 78–86. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3599.1.7. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 24583817.