Cichlidogyrus attenboroughi

Cichlidogyrus attenboroughi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Monogenea
Order:	Monopisthocotylea
Family:	Dactylogyridae
Genus:	Cichlidogyrus
Species:	Cichlidogyrus attenboroughi; Kmentová, Gelnar, Koblmüller & Vanhove, 2016

Cichlidogyrus attenboroughi is a species of monopisthocotylean monogeneans in the family Dactylogyridae (or Ancyrocephalidae according to certain classifications). It is a parasite of the gills of the fish in Lake Tanganyika.^[1]

Etymology[]

According to Kmentová, Gelnar, Koblmüller & Vanhove, "the species epithet honours the English scientist and broadcaster Sir David Frederick Attenborough, in gratitude for the insights and inspiration he gave to so many people to study and protect nature and biodiversity".^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Kmentová, Nikol; Gelnar, Milan; Koblmüller, Stephan; Vanhove, Maarten P. M. (2016). "Deep-water parasite diversity in Lake Tanganyika: description of two new monogenean species from benthopelagic cichlid fishes". Parasites & Vectors. 9 (1). doi:10.1186/s13071-016-1696-x. ISSN 1756-3305. PMC 4972994. PMID 27488497.

External links[]

Nathaniel Scharping, Your Weekly Attenborough: Cichlidogyrus attenboroughi. webpage
Jonas Van Boxel, Une nouvelle espèce pour le 90e anni-ver-saire de Sir David Attenborough. webpage
Ema Wiesnerová, eng Jana Doleželová. Parasitologists name new species after Brno and Attenborough.webpage

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[KmentováGelnar2016-1] Kmentová, Nikol; Gelnar, Milan; Koblmüller, Stephan; Vanhove, Maarten P. M. (2016). "Deep-water parasite diversity in Lake Tanganyika: description of two new monogenean species from benthopelagic cichlid fishes". Parasites & Vectors. 9 (1). doi:10.1186/s13071-016-1696-x. ISSN 1756-3305. PMC 4972994. PMID 27488497.

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