''Citharodactylus'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

monogenea Monogeneans, members of the class Monogenea, 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 ...

ns in the

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Gyrodactylidae ''Gyrodactylidae'' is a Family (biology), family of flatworms in the Order (biology), order Gyrodactylidea. Genera *''Acanthoplacatus'' Ernst, Jones & Whittington, 2001Ernst, I., Jones, M. & Whittington, I. (2001). A new genus of viviparous gyro ...

. It consists of one species, ''Citharodactylus gagei''.

Etymology

The generic name is derived from that of the type-host, '' Citharinus citharus''. The

specific epithet In Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin gramm ...

is derived from the local Turkana name of said host, .

References

Gyrodactylidae Monogenea genera Monotypic platyhelminthes genera {{Monogenea-stub