Four new species of Cichlidogyrus (Monogenea: Ancyrocephalidae), gill parasites of Tilapia cabrae (Teleostei: Cichlidae), with discussion on relative length of haptoral sclerites.
Tilapia cabrae Boulenger, 1899, a cichlid fish from coastal lowlands of the Republic of Congo (Africa), was examined for gill parasites. Four new species of the Monogenea were found, all belonging to Cichlidogyrus (Ancyrocephalidae): C. berradae sp. n., C. revesati sp. n., C. legendrei sp. n., and C. lemoallei sp. n. A possible relationship between the relative size of haptoral sclerites (i.e., uncinuli compared to gripi) and microhabitat selection in the studied host-parasite model is discussed.
Pariselle
Antoine
A
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement /Groupement pour l'Aquaculture Méditerranéenne et Tropicale, B.P. 5095, 34033 Montpellier 1, France.
Euzet
Louis
L
D000818:Animals; D003223:Congo; D005260:Female; D005880:Gills / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D010986:Platyhelminths / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D013045:Species Specificity; D017210:Tilapia / Q000469:parasitology*