Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dactylogyridea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Subphylum: Rhabditophora
Superclassis: Neodermata
Classis: Monogenea
Subclassis: Monopisthocotylea
Ordo: Dactylogyridea

Familia: Urogyridae
Genus: Urogyrus
Species: Urogyrus cichlidarum

Name

Urogyrus cichlidarum Bilong Bilong, Birgi & Euzet, 1994

  • Type locality: Mbila, Nyong Basin, Cameroon
  • Type host: Benitochromis batesii (Boulenger, 1901)
  • Additional hosts: Parananochromis caudifasciatus (Boulenger, 1913); Pungu maclareni (Trewavas, 1962); Stomatepia pindu Trewavas, Green & Corbet, 1972; Tilapia sp.
    • Site: urinary bladder

Reference

  • Bilong Bilong, C.F., Birgi, E. & Euzet, L. 1994: Urogyrus cichlidarum gen.nov., sp.nov., Urogyridae fam.nov., monogène parasite de la vessie urinaire de poissons cichlidés au Cameroun. Canadian Journal of Zoology, (72): 561–566. ISSN: 1480-3283 Abstract
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