Review Article

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

Figure 1

Current state of knowledge on biogeographical distribution of monogenean genera from cichlid fishes (fields shaded in grey indicate presence), compiled on the basis of [78, 82ā€“90] and additional unpublished data from the authors. Note that sufficient data are clearly lacking for some regions, for example, on whether or not Malagasy and South American cichlids host mesoparasitic Monogenea. Recent synonymisations are taken into account, as are nomina inquirenda, for instance Oreochromogyrus Ferdousi and Chandra, 2002, which most likely concerns misidentified Cichlidogyrus larvae [78]. Only records from hosts occurring under natural conditions on the respective continents are included.
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