Abstract
A study of gill parasites from fishes of the subgenus Coptodon Regan, 1920 (Cichlidae), namely Tilapia coffea Thys van den Audenaerde, T. dageti Thys van den Audenaerde, T. guineensis (Bleeker), T. louka Thys van den Audenaerde, T. walteri Thys van den Audenaerde and T. zillii (Gervais), from different locations in West Africa (Burkina Fasso, Congo, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Mali and Senegal), revealed the presence of 19 species of Cichlidogyrus Paperna, 1960 (Monogenea, Ancyrocephalidae). Six are considered new species: C. amphoratus n. sp., C. levequei n. sp., C. microscutus n. sp., C. ornatus n. sp., C. ouedraogoi n. sp. and C. yanni n. sp. The host-specificity of these parasites is discussed.
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Une étude des parasites branchiaux de Poissons appartenant au sous-genre Coptodon Regan, 1920 (Cichlidae): Tilapia coffea Thys van den Audenaerde; T. dageti Thys van den Audenaerde; T. guineensis (Bleeker); T. louka Thys van den Audenaerde; T. walteri Thys van den Audenaerde; and T. zillii (Gervais); provenant de différentes localités en Afrique de l'Ouest (Burkina Fasso, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinée, Mali et Sénégal) a révélé la présence de 19 espèces du genre Cichlidogyrus Paperna, 1960 (Monogenea, Ancyrocephalidae). Six sont considérées comme nouvelles: C. amphoratus n. sp., C. levequei n. sp., C. microscutus n. sp., C. ornatus n. sp., C. ouedraogoi n. sp. et C. yanni n. sp. Nous discutons de la spécificité de ces parasites.
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Pariselle, A., Euzet, L. Cichlidogyrus Paperna, 1960 (Monogenea, Ancyrocephalidae): gill parasites from West African Cichlidae of the subgenus Coptodon Regan, 1920 (Pisces), with descriptions of six new species. Syst Parasitol 34, 109–124 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00009685
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