Cichlidogyrus attenboroughi
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|authority = Kmentová, Gelnar, Koblmüller & Vanhove, 2016
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Cichlidogyrus attenboroughi is a species of monopisthocotylean monogeneans in the family Ancyrocephalidae (or Dactylogyridae according to certain classifications). It is a parasite of the gills of the fish Benthochromis horii in Lake Tanganyika.{{cite journal|last1=Kmentová|first1=Nikol|last2=Gelnar|first2=Milan|last3=Koblmüller|first3=Stephan|last4=Vanhove|first4=Maarten P. M.|title=Deep-water parasite diversity in Lake Tanganyika: description of two new monogenean species from benthopelagic cichlid fishes|journal=Parasites & Vectors|volume=9|issue=1|year=2016|page=426 |issn=1756-3305|doi=10.1186/s13071-016-1696-x|pmc=4972994|pmid=27488497 |doi-access=free }} {{open access}}
Etymology
According to Kmentová, Gelnar, Koblmüller & Vanhove, "the species epithet honours the English scientist and broadcaster Sir David Frederick Attenborough, in gratitude for the insights and inspiration he gave to so many people to study and protect nature and biodiversity".
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External links
- Nathaniel Scharping, Your Weekly Attenborough: Cichlidogyrus attenboroughi. [http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2018/05/11/cichlids-parasites-love/#.W7KBbfY682w webpage]
- Jonas Van Boxel, Une nouvelle espèce pour le 90e anni-ver-saire de Sir David Attenborough. [https://www.naturalsciences.be/fr/news/item/6005 webpage]
- Ema Wiesnerová, eng Jana Doleželová. Parasitologists name new species after Brno and Attenborough.[https://www.online.muni.cz/en/science/8160-parasitologists-name-new-species-after-brno-and-attenborough webpage]
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Category:Animals described in 2016
Category:Fauna of Lake Tanganyika
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