Urogyrus cichlidarum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dactylogyridea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Platyzoa Phylum: Platyhelminthes Subphylum: Rhabditophora Superclassis: Neodermata Classis: Monogenea Subclassis: Monopisthocotylea Ordo: Dactylogyridea

Familia: Urogyridae
Genus: Urogyrus
Species: Urogyrus cichlidarum

Name

Urogyrus cichlidarum Bilong Bilong, Birgi & Euzet, 1994

• Type locality: Mbila, Nyong Basin, Cameroon
• Type host: Benitochromis batesii (Boulenger, 1901)
• Additional hosts: Parananochromis caudifasciatus (Boulenger, 1913); Pungu maclareni (Trewavas, 1962); Stomatepia pindu Trewavas, Green & Corbet, 1972; Tilapia sp.
  • Site: urinary bladder

References

Primary references

• Bilong Bilong, C.F., Birgi, E. & Euzet, L. 1994. Urogyrus cichlidarum gen.nov., sp.nov., Urogyridae fam.nov., monogène parasite de la vessie urinaire de poissons cichlidés au Cameroun. Canadian Journal of Zoology 72(3): 561–566. DOI: 10.1139/z94-076 . Reference page. 

Links

• Urogyrus cichlidarum in the World Register of Marine Species