Two new Quadriacanthus Species (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) Including a New Geographical Record of Quadriacanthus mandibulatus Francová & Řehulková, 2017, Gill Parasites from Heterobranchus bidorsalis (Siluriformes) in Côte d’Ivoire
Abstract:Purpose To study the monogeneans gill parasites of Heterobranchus bidorsalis (Siluriformes, Clariidae) fish of economic interest in the Bagoue River. Methods Fifty-five specimens of H. bidorsalis were caught with gillnets in the Bagoué River from August 2018 to January 2019. The monogeneans were individually isolated from the gill and transferred directly onto a slide in a drop of glycerin ammonium picrate mixture (GAP).
ResultsThe new species differ from the previously described Quadriacanthus spp. mainly by … Show more
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