This article reviews the history of gyrodactylid research focussing on the unique anatomy,
behaviour, ecology and evolution of the viviparous forms while identifying gaps in our …

Over the past decades, various free-living animals (hosts) and their parasites have invaded
recipient areas in which they had not previously occurred, thus gaining the status of aliens or …

The application of molecular systematics to the parasitic Platyhelminthes (Cestoda, Digenea
and Monogenea) over the last decade has advanced our understanding of their …

The goals of this paper were to investigate phylogenetic and evolutionary patterns of cichlid
fish from West Africa and their Cichlidogyrus and Scutogyrus monogenean parasites, to …

The combination of exceptionally high species diversity, high host specificity, and a complex
reproduction system raises many questions about the underlying mechanisms triggering …

Three new species of Gyrodactylus are described from three species of bitterling in Donghu
Lake, China: Gyrodactylus ocellorhodei n. sp. from Rhodeus ocellatus; G. sinenorhodei n …

We discuss geographical distribution and phylogeny of Dactylogyridea (Monogenea)
parasitizing Cichlidae to elucidate their hosts′ history. Although mesoparasitic Monogenea …

Parasitic flatworms: molecular biology, biochemistry, immunology and physiology: The
evolution of parasitism in flatworms. Page 1 Introduction The phylum Platyhelminthes is …

Despite the high diversity of freshwater fishes in the Nearctic region, little is known about the
composition of their parasite communities. We addressed the diversity of viviparous …

Knowledge on the diversity of parasitic flatworms of Western Mediterranean cyprinids is
extremely scarce. In the present study, we parasitologically investigated 12 cyprinid species …