''Cichlidogyrus evikae'' is a species of monopisthocotylean

monogenea Monogeneans are a group of ectoparasitic flatworms commonly found on the skin, gills, or fins of fish. They have a direct lifecycle and do not require an intermediate host. Adults are hermaphrodites, meaning they have both male and female reprod ...

n in the family Dactylogyridae (or

Ancyrocephalidae Ancyrocephalidae is a family of monogenean flatworms.WoRMS (2018). Ancyrocephalidae Bychowsky & Nagibina, 1968. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160481 on 2018-08-09 The family is considered as a "temporary name" in ...

according to certain classifications). It is a

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of the

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of the fish '' Tanganicodus irsacae'' (Perciforme,

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) in

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Etymology

According to Rahmouni, Vanhove & Šimková, “the name ''evikae'' was given in honour of the Czech parasitologist Dr. Eva Řehulková (Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University,

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) who studies monogenean flatworms, for her contributions to their research.”

References

Dactylogyridae Animals described in 2017 {{monogenea-stub