1. Quadriacanthus (Monogenea, Dactylogyridae) from Catfishes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Description of a New Species from Heterobranchus longifilis (Teleostei, Clariidae).
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Mushagalusa Mulega A, Rahmouni I, Kmentová N, Kasembele GK, Masilya PM, Benhoussa A, Van Steenberge M, and Vanhove MPM
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- Animals, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Platyhelminths classification, Platyhelminths isolation & purification, Platyhelminths anatomy & histology, Trematoda classification, Trematoda isolation & purification, Trematoda anatomy & histology, Rivers parasitology, Catfishes parasitology, Fish Diseases parasitology, Gills parasitology, Trematode Infections veterinary, Trematode Infections parasitology
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Purpose: Studies on monogeneans parasitizing representatives of Siluriformes in Africa remain scarce and fragmentary. In order to contribute to fill this gap, we screened Heterobranchus longifilis from the Lindi River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo., Methods: Heterobranchus longifilis was purchased from fishermen in DR Congo, province of Tshopo, in Kisangani town, the Lindi River. The monogeneans were individually isolated from the gill and transferred directly onto a slide in a drop of Hoyer's medium., Results: Quadriacanthus lindiensis n. sp. is morphologically similar to Quadriacanthus longifilisi. However, it is distinguished from the latter by its non-sclerotized vagina, its dorsal cunei shape and the size of its bars., Conclusion: Only Q. lindiensis n. sp. was found on the gills of the single individual of H. longifilis screened. In the future, a representative sampling should enable us to verify if Q. lindiensis n. sp. co-occurs with other species known to parasitize H. longifilis., (© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.)
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- 2024
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