Citharodactylus

Citharodactylus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Monogenea
Order:	Gyrodactylidea
Family:	Gyrodactylidae
Genus:	Citharodactylus; Přikrylová, Shinn & Paladini, 2017
Species:	C. gagei
Binomial name
	Citharodactylus gagei; Přikrylová, Shinn & Paladini, 2017

Citharodactylus is a genus of monogeneans in the family Gyrodactylidae. It consists of one species, Citharodactylus gagei.^[1]

Etymology

The generic name is derived from that of the type-host, Citharinus citharus. The specific epithet is derived from the local Turkana name of said host, gage.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c Přikrylová, I., Shinn, A. & Paladini, G. (2017). Description of Citharodactylus gagei n. gen. et n. sp. (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae) from the moon fish, Citharinus citharus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire), from Lake Turkana. Parasitology Research, 116(1), 281–292.

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