Review Article

The Monogenean Parasite Fauna of Cichlids: A Potential Tool for Host Biogeography

Table 1

Genera from non-cichlid hosts included in the phylogenetic analysis, with their host range.

GenusHost fish familiesReference

Diplectanum Diesing, 1858Muraenesocidae, Gerreidae, Kuhliidae, Latidae, Lutjanidae, Moronidae, Percichthyidae, Polynemidae, Priacanthidae, Sciaenidae, Serranidae, Sillaginidae, Sphyraenidae, Synancejidae, Terapontidae, Toxotidae, Cynoglossidae, Bagridae[96]
Mastacembelocleidus Kritsky, Pandey, Agrawal, and Abdullah, 2004Mastacembelidae[97]
Euryhaliotrema Kritsky and Boeger, 2002Sciaenidae, Haemulidae, Sparidae, Lutjanidae[69]
Chandacleidus Agrawal, Tripathi, and Devak, 2006Freshwater Ambassidae[98]
Duplaccessorius Viozzi and Brugni, 2004Freshwater Percichthyidae[99]
Protogyrodactylus Johnston and Tiegs, 1922Marine Terapontidae; Marine and brackish water Gerreidae[100, 101]
Quadriacanthus Paperna, 1961Clariidae and Bagridae[102]