title: [Three new species of Myxosporidia (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) parasites of Citharinus citharus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809) (Citharinidae) in Chad (Central Africa)].
abstract: The study of Citharinus citharus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809) (Teleost, Citharinidae) captured in the Chari river in Chad revealed the presence of three new myxosporidian which are described in the present paper: Thelohanellus taguii sp. nov., a systematic parasite; Myxobolus mbailaoi sp. nov., which affects operculum, skin and intestine, Myxobolus charii sp. nov., a parasite of the skin.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biologie générale, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Yaoundé I, BP 812 Yaoundé, Cameroun. afomena@uycdc.uninet.cm
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fomena
authors.lastname: Abakar-Ousman
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ngassam
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bouix
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002596:Chad / Q000453:epidemiology; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D005399:Fishes; D011529:Protozoan Infections, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D033761:Spores, Protozoan / Q000648:ultrastructure