The first record of Macrogyrodactylus species (Monogenea, Gyrodactylidae) on freshwater fishes in Senegal with the description of Macrogyrodactylus simentiensis sp. nov., a parasite of Polypterus senegalus Cuvier

Acta Parasitologica

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-8

  Přikrylová, Iva ^a   Gelnar, Milan ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Clarias anguillaris; Fish; Macrogyrodactylus; Monogenea; Polypterus senegalus; West Africa

Indexed keywords

CLARIAS ANGUILLARIS; GYRODACTYLIDAE; MACROGYRODACTYLUS; MACROGYRODACTYLUS CONGOLENSIS; MONOGENEA; PISCES; POLYPTERUS SENEGALUS;

EID: 44349128939     PISSN: 12302821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11686-008-0001-3     Document Type: Article

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