A New Gyrodactylid (Monogenea) Genus on Gray Bichir, Polypterus senegalus (Polypteridae) from Senegal (West Africa)

Diplogyrodactylus martini n. g. et sp., a viviparous monogenean, is described from the gills of gray bichir Polypterus senegalus Cuvier, 1829, in Senegal. This new genus can be readily distinguished from the other described viviparous genera based on the morphology of the attachment apparatus. The h...

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Published in:	The Journal of parasitology Vol. 95; no. 3; pp. 555 - 560
Main Authors:	Přikrylová, Iva, Matějusová, Iveta, Musilová, Naďa, Gelnar, Milan, Harris, Philip D
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Society of Parasitologists 01-06-2009 Allen Press Inc
Subjects:	Animal vivipary Animals Base Sequence Biological taxonomies Consensus Sequence DNA, Helminth - chemistry DNA, Ribosomal Spacer - chemistry Ectoparasitology Embryos Fish Diseases - parasitology Fishes Freshwater fishes Genera Gills - parasitology Gyrodactylidae Microscopy, Interference Molecular Sequence Data Monogenea Morphology National parks New genus Parasite hosts Parasites Parasitology Polymerase Chain Reaction Polypteridae Polypterus senegalus Senegal Sickles Trematoda - anatomy & histology Trematoda - classification Trematoda - genetics Trematode Infections - parasitology Trematode Infections - veterinary Senegal California United States > US Africa
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