Scutogyrus vanhovei

Scutogyrus vanhovei
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Monogenea
Order:	Dactylogyridea
Family:	Ancyrocephalidae
Genus:	Scutogyrus
Species:	S. vanhovei
Binomial name
	Scutogyrus vanhovei; Pariselle, Nyom & Bilong, 2013

Last updated June 19, 2025

Scutogyrus vanhovei is a species of monopisthocotylean monogenean in the family Ancyrocephalidae. It is known to Tilapia species, particularly Tilapia mariae , and was first found in Cameroon. It can be differentiated from its cogenerates by the presence of a distinct swollen portion of its penis.^[1]

Etymology

The species was named in honor of a PhD student, Maarten M. P. Vanhove, who is "working on monogenean species of cichlid fishes from Lake Tanganyika".^[1]

References

1 2 Pariselle, Antoine; Bitja Nyom, Arnold R.; Bilong, Charles F. (2013). "Checklist of the ancyrocephalids (Monogenea) parasitizing Tilapia species in Cameroon, with the description of three new species" . Zootaxa. 3599 (1): 78–86. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3599.1.7. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 24583817.

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[PariselleBitja_Nyom2013-1] 1 2 Pariselle, Antoine; Bitja Nyom, Arnold R.; Bilong, Charles F. (2013). "Checklist of the ancyrocephalids (Monogenea) parasitizing Tilapia species in Cameroon, with the description of three new species" . Zootaxa. 3599 (1): 78–86. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3599.1.7. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 24583817.

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