Dactylogyridae is one of the most studied families of parasitic flatworms with more than 1000
species and 166 genera described to date including ecto-and endoparasites. Dactylogyrid …

Thanks to high species diversity and a broad range of speciation mechanisms, cichlid fishes
represent a textbook model in evolutionary biology. They are also of substantial economic …

The animal gut is a habitat for diverse communities of microorganisms (microbiota).
Honeybees and bumblebees have recently been shown to harbour a distinct and species …

The stunning diversity of cichlid fishes has greatly enhanced our understanding of
speciation and radiation. Little is known about the evolution of cichlid parasites. Parasites …

Background The patterns and processes linked to the host specificity of parasites represent
one of the central themes in the study of host-parasite interactions. We investigated the …

Species interactions are a key aspect of evolutionary biology. Parasites, specifically, are
drivers of the evolution of species communities and impact biosecurity and public health …

Cichlidogyrus (including Scutogyrus) is the most speciose dactylogyridean monogenean
genus known from African and Levantine cichlid fishes (Cichlidae). While its taxonomy is …

Invasive species are a major threat to biodiversity. In Madagascar, one quarter of freshwater
fish fauna consist of introduced species. The introduction of non-native species affects native …

Host-parasite coevolution is one of the main topics of the evolutionary biology of host-
parasite associations. The majority of monogeneans parasitizing fish exhibit a high degree …

Background Monogenean flatworms are the main ectoparasites of fishes. Representatives of
the species-rich families Gyrodactylidae and Dactylogyridae, especially those infecting …