Cichlidogyrus jeanloujustinei

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|genus = Cichlidogyrus

|species = jeanloujustinei

|authority = Rahmouni, Vanhove & Šimková, 2017

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Cichlidogyrus jeanloujustinei is a species of monopisthocotylean monogenean in the family Ancyrocephalidae (or Dactylogyridae according to certain classifications). It is a parasite of the gills of the fish Eretmodus marksmithi (Perciforme, Cichlidae) in Lake Tanganyika, Burundi.{{cite journal|last1=Rahmouni|first1=Chahrazed|last2=Vanhove|first2=Maarten P. M.|last3=Šimková|first3=Andrea|title=Underexplored diversity of gill monogeneans in cichlids from Lake Tanganyika: eight new species of Cichlidogyrus Paperna, 1960 (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) from the northern basin of the lake, with remarks on the vagina and the heel of the male copulatory organ|journal=Parasites & Vectors|volume=10|issue=1|pages=591|year=2017|issn=1756-3305|doi=10.1186/s13071-017-2460-6|url= |pmc=5712084|pmid=29197419 |doi-access=free }} {{open access}}

Etymology

According to Rahmouni, Vanhove & Šimková, the specific epithet jeanloujustinei “honors the French parasitologist Jean-Lou Justine, Professor at the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, who is extensively studying the systematics and biodiversity of monogeneans, digeneans, and nematodes.”

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Category:Ancyrocephalidae

Category:Animals described in 2017

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