Cichlidogyrus kmentovae is a species of monopisthocotylean monogenean in the family Ancyrocephalidae (or Dactylogyridae according to certain classifications). It is a parasite of the gills of the fish Hemichromis stellifer (Perciforme, Cichlidae) of the lower Basin of River Congo.[1]
| Cichlidogyrus kmentovae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Dactylogyridea |
| Family: | Ancyrocephalidae |
| Genus: | Cichlidogyrus |
| Species: | C. kmentovae
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| Binomial name | |
| Cichlidogyrus kmentovae Jorissen, Pariselle & Vanhove in Jorissen et al., 2018
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Etymology edit
According to Jorissen et al. (2018), the specific epithet kmentovae refers to "biologist Nikol Kmentová (Czech Republic), an enthusiastic researcher on the monogenean fauna of Lake Tanganyika".[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Jorissen, Michiel W.P.; Pariselle, Antoine; Huyse, Tine; Vreven, Emmanuel J.; Snoeks, Jos; Decru, Eva; Kusters, Thomas; Lunkayilakio, Soleil Wamuini; Bukinga, Fidel Muterezi; Artois, Tom; Vanhove, Maarten P.M. (2018). "Six new dactylogyrid species (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea) from the gills of cichlids (Teleostei, Cichliformes) from the Lower Congo Basin". Parasite. 25: 64. doi:10.1051/parasite/2018059. ISSN 1776-1042. PMC 6284406. PMID 30526819.
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