A new species of the genus Gyrodactylus Nordmann, 1832 (Monogenea) from Gobio gobio (L.).
Gyrodactylus dykovae sp. n. (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae) is described from the fins of the freshwater fish, Gobio gobio (L.) (Cyprinidae), from the Rokytná River near Moravský Krumlov, Czechoslovakia. This species is most related to G. gobii Shulman, 1953 from which it differs by possessing more robust anchors with considerably larger shaft and by the morphology of the hook proper of marginal hooks.
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Institute of Parasitology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Ceské Budĕjovice.
D000818:Animals; D002589:Cestoda / Q000145:classification*; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003530:Cyprinidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D004478:Ectoparasitic Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D005618:Fresh Water