Wouter Fannes, Maarten Vanhove, and Tine Huyse (2017)
Redescription of Cichlidogyrus tiberianus Paperna, 1960 and C. dossoui Douëllou, 1993 (Monogenea: Ancyrocephalidae), with special reference to the male copulatory organ
Systematic Parasitology, 94:133-144.
The flatworms of the genus Cichlidogyrus
Paperna, 1960 (Monogenea: Ancyrocephalidae) are
gill parasites of freshwater fish, affecting predominantly
the family Cichlidae. Cichlidogyrus tiberianus
Paperna, 1960 and Cichlidogyrus dossoui Doue¨llou,
1993 are among the most widely distributed species of
the genus, occurring in several African river basins
and infecting many different host species, including
the economically important Nile tilapia Oreochromis
niloticus (Linnaeus) and redbreast tilapia Coptodon
rendalli (Boulenger). Despite their wide distribution,
C. tiberianus and C. dossoui have so far been studied
only by light microscopy. In this paper they are redescribed on the basis of scanning electron microscopy
of newly-collected material. The new material
was obtained from redbreast tilapia caught in the
Luapula River (D. R. Congo). The haptoral sclerites
and genitalia are redescribed and illustrated in detail.
Special attention is given to the complex morphology
of the male copulatory organ.
Peer Review, International Redaction Board, Impact Factor
- DOI: 10.1007/s11230-016-9685-1
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