Cichlidogyrus philander

{{Short description|Species of flatworm}}

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|genus = Cichlidogyrus

|species = philander

|authority = Douëllou, 1993

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Cichlidogyrus philander is a species of monopisthocotylean monogenean, in the family Ancyrocephalidae. It is ectoparasitic on the gills of the fish Pseudocrenilabrus philander.

The species has been described by Laurence Douëllou in 1993 from fish collected in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe.{{cite journal|last1=Douëllou|first1=Laurence|title=Monogeneans of the genus Cichlidogyrus Paperna, 1960 (Dactylogyridae: Ancyrocephalinae) from cichlid fishes of Lake Kariba (Zimbabwe) with descriptions of five new species|journal=Systematic Parasitology|volume=25|issue=3|year=1993|pages=159–186|issn=0165-5752|doi=10.1007/BF00007007|s2cid=20296837}} A complete and detailed redescription of the species, using scanning electron microscopy in addition to traditional microscopy, has been done by Igeh, Dos Santos & Avenant-Oldewage in 2017.{{cite journal|last1=Igeh|first1=Patience C|last2=Dos Santos|first2=Quinton M|last3=Avenant-Oldewage|first3=Annemariè|title=Redescription of Cichlidogyrus philander (Monogenea, Ancyrocephalidae) using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and molecular analysis|journal=Parasite|volume=24|year=2017|pages=49|issn=1776-1042|doi=10.1051/parasite/2017046|url= |pmc=5711379|pmid=29194034}} {{open access}} These authors used specimens collected from the same fish species, from Padda Dam, Gauteng, South Africa.

Genetic characters derived from the 28S rDNA, the COI mitochondrial DNA and ITS1 rDNA regions distinguish C. philander from all other Cichlidogyrus sequenced species.

Morphology

Cichlidogyrus philander is characterised by a penis with a sharp, curved, lateral termination, an accessory piece with a hook-like extremity that may appear forked terminally, and lack of a visible vagina. The transverse bars of the haptor have concave and convex surfaces with ribs on the concave surface. The dorsal bar of the haptor bears fenestrations at the base of the auricles and the ventral and dorsal gripi are dissimilar. The large first pair of uncinuli shows lateral wings on the left side of the base. On top of this wing, a ball-like structure with a small fenestration is visible.

Images of ''Cichlidogyrus philander'' in scanning electron microscopy

Parasite170078-fig3 Cichlidogyrus philander (Monogenea, Ancyrocephalidae).png|Male copulatory organ, scanning electron microscopy

Parasite170078-fig4 Cichlidogyrus philander (Monogenea, Ancyrocephalidae).png|Ventral and dorsal bars of the haptor, scanning electron microscopy

Parasite170078-fig5 Cichlidogyrus philander (Monogenea, Ancyrocephalidae).png|Gripi and uncinuli in the haptor, scanning electron microscopy

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Category:Ancyrocephalidae

Category:Fauna of South Africa

Category:Fauna of Zimbabwe

Category:Animals described in 1993