Dactylogyridae is one of the most studied families of parasitic flatworms with more than 1000
species and 166 genera described to date including ecto-and endoparasites. Dactylogyrid …

Species interactions are a key aspect of evolutionary biology. Parasites, specifically, are
drivers of the evolution of species communities and impact biosecurity and public health …

Background The phylogenetic relationships of dactylogyrids (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae)
parasitising catfishes (Siluriformes) from the Neotropical region were investigated for the first …

The ornamental fish trade provides a pathway for the global translocation of aquatic
parasites. We examined a total of 1020 fish imported from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, or …

Cichlidogyrus (including Scutogyrus) is the most speciose dactylogyridean monogenean
genus known from African and Levantine cichlid fishes (Cichlidae). While its taxonomy is …

Background Recent mitochondrial phylogenomics studies have reported a sister-group
relationship of the orders Capsalidea and Dactylogyridea, which is inconsistent with …

Phylogenetic analyses based on the partial large subunit rDNA (LSU) sequences of
polyonchoinean monogeneans belonging to the Dactylogyridea and Monocotylidea were …

Background Monogenean flatworms are the main ectoparasites of fishes. Representatives of
the species-rich families Gyrodactylidae and Dactylogyridae, especially those infecting …

The present study describes Demidospermus spirophallus n. sp. and Demidospermus
prolixus n. sp.(Monogenea, Dactylogyridae) from the siluriform catfish Loricaria prolixa …

The unparalleled biodiversity of Lake Tanganyika (Africa) has fascinated biologists for over
a century; its unique cichlid communities are a preferred model for evolutionary research …