NEW SPECIES OF CICHLIDOGYRUS PAPERNA, 1960 (MONOGENEA, ANCYROCEPHALIDAE) FROM THE GILLS OF SAROTHERODON-OCCIDENTALIS (DAGET) (OSTEICHTHYES,CICHLIDAE) IN GUINEA AND SIERRA-LEONE (WEST-AFRICA)

Authors
PARISELLE A EUZET L
Citation
A. Pariselle et L. Euzet, NEW SPECIES OF CICHLIDOGYRUS PAPERNA, 1960 (MONOGENEA, ANCYROCEPHALIDAE) FROM THE GILLS OF SAROTHERODON-OCCIDENTALIS (DAGET) (OSTEICHTHYES,CICHLIDAE) IN GUINEA AND SIERRA-LEONE (WEST-AFRICA), Systematic parasitology, 38(3), 1997, pp. 221-230
Citations number
18
Journal title
Systematic parasitology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01655752
Volume
38
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
221 - 230
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-5752(1997)38:3<221:NSOCP1>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
The examination of gill parasites from Sarotherodon occidentalis (Dage t) (Pisces, Cichlidae) in Guinea and Sierra Leone (West Africa) reveal ed the presence of seven species of Monogenea. Two of them have previo usly been described: Cichlidogyrus halli (Price & Kirk, 1967) and Scut ogyrus ecoutini Pariselle & Euzet, 1995. Five are considered as new sp ecies, all belonging to Cichlidogyrus Paperna, 1960. They are C. bouvi i n. sp., C. fontanai n. sp., C. guirali n. sp., C. paganoi n. sp. and C. sanjeani n. sp.