Biology:Citharodactylus
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Short description: Genus of flatworms
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Gyrodactylidea |
| Family: | Gyrodactylidae |
| Genus: | Citharodactylus Přikrylová, Shinn & Paladini, 2017[1] |
| Species: | C. gagei
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| Citharodactylus gagei Přikrylová, Shinn & Paladini, 2017
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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]
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 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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