Gyrodactylus magadiensis n. sp. (Monogenea, Gyrodactylidae) parasitising the gills of Alcolapia grahami (Perciformes, Cichlidae), a fish inhabiting the extreme environment of Lake Magadi, Kenya

A new species of Gyrodactylus von Nordmann, 1832 is described from the gills of Alcolapia grahami, a tilapian fish endemic to Lake Magadi. This alkaline soda lake in the Rift Valley in Kenya is an extreme environment with pH as high as 11, temperatures up to 42 °C, and diurnal fluctuation between hy...

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Main Authors: Dos Santos Quinton Marco, Maina John Ndegwa, Avenant-Oldewage Annemariè
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2019-01-01
Series:Parasite
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Online Access:https://www.parasite-journal.org/articles/parasite/full_html/2019/01/parasite190103/parasite190103.html