@article{fdi:010072035, title = {{Q}uadriacanthus spp. ({M}onogenea, {D}actylogyridea) from {T}heterobranchus longifilis ({T}eleostei, clariidae) in the river {B}oumba ({C}ongo basin : {C}ameroon) with the description of three new species}, author = {{B}ahanak, {D}. {N}. {D}. and {N}ack, {J}. and {B}itja {N}yom, {A}. {R}. and {P}ariselle, {A}ntoine and {B}ilong {B}ilong, {C}. {F}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}welve specimens of {H}eterobranchus longifilis sampled from the {R}iver {B}oumba were examined for their monogenean gill parasites. {Q}uadriacanthus longifilisi {N}'{D}ouba,{L}ambert & {E}uzet 1999 and {Q}. thysi {N}'{D}ouba, {L}ambert & {E}uzet 1999 are newly recorded in the studied locality. {T}hree new species have also been described: {Q}. tricorniculai n. sp., {Q}. triunguisin. sp., and {Q}. ndoubai n. sp. {Q}uadriacanthus tricorniculai and {Q}. triunguisi are characterized by the unique morphology of their accessory pieces, which end in a three-head hydrashapedstructure, with tentacles being longer in {Q}. tricorniculai; proximal extremity of accessorypiece is stronger for {Q}. triunguisi, while {Q}. ndoubai is distinguished by the size of its male copulatory organ (larger than 80 mu m) and the fork shaped distal extremity of the accessory piece of the male copulatory complex. {T}he variability of monogenean species richness of {H}etero-branchus longifilis between {I}vory {C}oast and {C}ameroon is discussed.}, keywords = {{CATFISH} ; {CLARIIDAE} ; {DACTYLOGYRIDAE} ; {QUADRIACANTHUS} {LONGIFILISI} ; {QUADRIACANTHUS} {THYSI} ; {QUADRIACANTHUS} {TRICORNICULAI} ; {QUADRIACANTHUS} ; {TRIUNGUISI} ; {QUADRIACANTHUS} {NDOUBAI} ; {PARASITE} {RICHNESS} ; {AFRICA} ; {CAMEROUN}}, booktitle = {{F}ish parasites}, journal = {{V}ie et {M}ilieu = {L}ife and {E}nvironment}, volume = {67}, numero = {2}, pages = {81--89}, ISSN = {0240-8759}, year = {2017}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072035}, }