<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The monogenean, <italic>Afrogyrodactylus ardae</italic> sp. n., is described from the African tetra, <italic>Rhadbalestes septentrionalis</italic> (Characiformes: Alestidae), collected from the Niokolo Koba and Gambie Rivers in the Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal during 2008. The newly described species can be differentiated from three known species of the genus based on the dimensions of its opisthaptoral hard parts, having the smallest ones, and based on the shape of the marginal hooks sickle. The present finding represents a new host record for the genus <italic>Afrogyrodactylus.</italic></p></abstract>

The monogenean, Afrogyrodactylus ardae sp. n., is described from the African tetra, Rhadbalestes septentrionalis (Characiformes: Alestidae), collected from the Niokolo Koba and Gambie Rivers in the Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal during 2008. The newly described species can be differentiated from three known species of the genus based on the dimensions of its opisthaptoral hard parts, having the smallest ones, and based on the shape of the marginal hooks sickle. The present finding represents a new host record for the genus Afrogyrodactylus.

Description of <italic>Afrogyrodactylus ardae</italic> sp. n. (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae) from <italic>Rhabdalestes septentrionalis</italic> (Characiformes: Alestidae) in the Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal

Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science

Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Potchefstroom Campus

Helminthologia

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Description of  sp. n. (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae) from  (Characiformes: Alestidae) in the Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal

The monogenean, Afrogyrodactylus ardae sp. n., is described from the African tetra, Rhadbalestes septentrionalis (Characiformes: Alestidae), collected from the...

Description of Afrogyrodactylus ardae sp. n. (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae) from Rhabdalestes septentrionalis (Characiformes: Alestidae) in the Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal

Publié en ligne: 01 nov. 2017

Pages: 330 - 335

Reçu: 02 mai 2017

Accepté: 08 août 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helm-2017-0045

Mots clés
new species, Gyrodactylidae, morphology, Senegal

© 2017 I. Přikrylová et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Description of Afrogyrodactylus ardae sp. n. (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae) from Rhabdalestes septentrionalis (Characiformes: Alestidae) in the Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal

Publié en ligne: 01 nov. 2017

Pages: 330 - 335

Reçu: 02 mai 2017

Accepté: 08 août 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helm-2017-0045

Mots clésnew species, Gyrodactylidae, morphology, Senegal

© 2017 I. Přikrylová et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
new species, Gyrodactylidae, morphology, Senegal