Cichlidogyrus gillesi

Cichlidogyrus gillesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Monogenea
Order:	Monopisthocotylea
Family:	Dactylogyridae
Genus:	Cichlidogyrus
Species:	Cichlidogyrus gillesi; Pariselle, Nyom & Bilong, 2013

Cichlidogyrus gillesi is a species of monopisthocotylean monogenean in the family Dactylogyridae. It is known to infect Tilapia species, particularly , and was first found in Cameroon. It can be differentiated from its cogenerates by a large and trapezoid heel of the penis, as well as having an S-shaped and wrinkle-walled vagina.^[1]

References[]

^ Pariselle, Antoine; Bitja Nyom, Arnold R.; Bilong, Charles F. (2013). "Checklist of the ancyrocephalids (Monogenea) parasitizing Tilapia species in Cameroon, with the description of three new species". Zootaxa. 3599 (1): 78–86. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3599.1.7. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 24583817.

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[PariselleBitja_Nyom2013-1] Pariselle, Antoine; Bitja Nyom, Arnold R.; Bilong, Charles F. (2013). "Checklist of the ancyrocephalids (Monogenea) parasitizing Tilapia species in Cameroon, with the description of three new species". Zootaxa. 3599 (1): 78–86. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3599.1.7. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 24583817.

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