Quadriacanthus species (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) from catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes) in eastern Africa: new species, new records and first insights into interspecific genetic relationships

0477276 - ÚBO 2018 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Francová, K. - Seifertová, M. - Blažek, Radim - Gelnar, M. - Mahmoud, Z. N. - Řehulková, E.
Quadriacanthus species (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) from catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes) in eastern Africa: new species, new records and first insights into interspecific genetic relationships.
Parasites & Vectors. Roč. 10, č. 361 (2017), č. článku 361. ISSN 1756-3305. E-ISSN 1756-3305
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GBP505/12/G112
Institutional support: RVO:68081766
Keywords : Monogenea * Dactylogyridae * Quadriacanthus * Siluriformes * Catfishes * Africa * Lake Turkana * Nile River Basin * New species * DNA
OECD category: Parasitology
Impact factor: 3.163, year: 2017

This study contributes to a better understanding of African dactylogyrid diversity and provides the first molecular characterization of Quadriacanthus spp. The observed interspecific genetic relationships among Quadriacanthus spp. from clariids and Q. bagrae from a bagrid host suggest a possible host-switching event in the evolutionary history of the genus. Our records extend the currently known geographical range for Quadriacanthus spp. to Kenya and Sudan.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0273660