Diversity of monogeneans (Monopisthocotylea: Dactylogyridae) from freshwater fishes of the Turkana Lake, Kenya: current state and prospects

ŠAFARČÍKOVÁ, Lucie and Eva ŘEHULKOVÁ. Diversity of monogeneans (Monopisthocotylea: Dactylogyridae) from freshwater fishes of the Turkana Lake, Kenya: current state and prospects. In 18. Helmintologické dny. 2010. ISBN 978-80-210-5244-4.

Basic information

• Original name: Diversity of monogeneans (Monopisthocotylea: Dactylogyridae) from freshwater fishes of the Turkana Lake, Kenya: current state and prospects
• Name (in English): Diversity of monogeneans (Monopisthocotylea: Dactylogyridae) from freshwater fishes of the Turkana Lake, Kenya: current state and prospects
• Authors: ŠAFARČÍKOVÁ, Lucie (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Eva ŘEHULKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: 18. Helmintologické dny, 2010.

Other information

• Original language: Czech
• Type of outcome: Conference abstract
• Field of Study: 10600 1.6 Biological sciences
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14310/10:00047597
• Organization unit: Faculty of Science
• ISBN: 978-80-210-5244-4
• Keywords in English: Monogenea; Dactylogyridae; Afrocleidodiscus; Annulotrema; Bagrobdella; Bouixella; Cichlidogyrus; Dactylogyrus; Dogielius; Enterogyrus; Heterotesia; Nanotrema; Protoancylodiscoides; Quadriacanthus; Labeo; Clarias; Mormyrus; Sarotherodon; Tilapia; Kenya

Abstract

During a systematic survey of monogeneans (Dactylogyridae) of freshwater fishes from the Turkana Lake (Kenya), 34 monogenean species were recorded on/in 17 species of host fishes. Twenty-two of them probably represent species new for science. Twelve species represent previously described taxa and all of them are reported from Kenya for the first time. The monogenean species found were represented by the following 12 genera: Afrocleidodiscus (2 species), Annulotrema (5 species), Bagrobdella (1 species), Bouixella (1 species), Cichlidogyrus (3 species), Dactylogyrus (9 species), Dogielius (2 species), Enterogyrus (4 species), Heterotesia (1 species), Nanotrema (1 species), Protoancylodiscoides (1 species) and Quadriacanthus (4 species). Most species were collected from the gills of Labeo horie (7 species of Dactylogyrus and 2 species of Dogielius). The majority of the monogenean species found were situated on the gills; the only monogeneans recorded from the stomach were 4 species of Enterogyrus from fishes of Cichlidae. Five species of the examined fishes represent new hosts for the following monogenean species: Clarias gariepinus for Quadriacanthus aegypticus, Labeo horie for Dactylogyrus senegalensis, Mormyrus kannume for Bouixella mormyrume, Sarotherodon galilaeus for Enterogyrus malmbergi and Tilapia zillii for Enterogyrus coronatus.

Abstract (in English)

During a systematic survey of monogeneans (Dactylogyridae) of freshwater fishes from the Turkana Lake (Kenya), 34 monogenean species were recorded on/in 17 species of host fishes. Twenty-two of them probably represent species new for science. Twelve species represent previously described taxa and all of them are reported from Kenya for the first time. The monogenean species found were represented by the following 12 genera: Afrocleidodiscus (2 species), Annulotrema (5 species), Bagrobdella (1 species), Bouixella (1 species), Cichlidogyrus (3 species), Dactylogyrus (9 species), Dogielius (2 species), Enterogyrus (4 species), Heterotesia (1 species), Nanotrema (1 species), Protoancylodiscoides (1 species) and Quadriacanthus (4 species). Most species were collected from the gills of Labeo horie (7 species of Dactylogyrus and 2 species of Dogielius). The majority of the monogenean species found were situated on the gills; the only monogeneans recorded from the stomach were 4 species of Enterogyrus from fishes of Cichlidae. Five species of the examined fishes represent new hosts for the following monogenean species: Clarias gariepinus for Quadriacanthus aegypticus, Labeo horie for Dactylogyrus senegalensis, Mormyrus kannume for Bouixella mormyrume, Sarotherodon galilaeus for Enterogyrus malmbergi and Tilapia zillii for Enterogyrus coronatus.

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