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dc.contributor.authorKasembele, Gyrhaiss K.-
dc.contributor.authorVANHOVE, Maarten-
dc.contributor.authorMUSHAGALUSA MULEGA, Archimede-
dc.contributor.authorManda, Auguste Chocha-
dc.contributor.authorJORISSEN, Michiel-
dc.contributor.authorLuus-Powell, Wilmien J.-
dc.contributor.authorSmit, Willem J.-
dc.contributor.authorBilong, Charles F. Bilong-
dc.contributor.authorBahanak, Dieu-ne-dort-
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-25T12:09:14Z-
dc.date.available2025-02-25T12:09:14Z-
dc.date.issued2025-
dc.date.submitted2025-02-24T16:12:20Z-
dc.identifier.citationAnimals, 15 (3) (Art N° 395)-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1942/45405-
dc.description.abstractIn the Upper Congo Basin, there are few records of monopisthocotylan parasites from clariids. More surveys of clariid fishes can lead to the discovery of multiple monopisthocotylan species that are new to the region or new to science. We aimed to investigate the monopisthocotylan parasite fauna belonging to Quadriacanthus of five clariid fishes in the Upper Congo Basin by (i) inventorying the species composition and providing the description of new species when necessary, and (ii) analysing their infection parameters. Clarias ngamensis, C. stappersii, C. buthupogon, C. gariepinus and C. theodorae were purchased from fishermen in the Lufira, Lubumbashi and Kafubu rivers in the Upper Congo Basin. Monopisthocotylans were mounted on glass slides with ammonium picrate-glycerin for identification based on morphological analysis of genital and haptoral sclerotised parts. Eight species, namely Q. aegypticus, Q. allobychowskiella, Q. amakaliae, Q. domatanai, Q. halajiani, Q. kalomboi n. sp., Q. bassocki n. sp. and Q. shigoleyae n. sp. are reported. The most prevalent parasite species was Q. amakaliae on C. stappersii (prevalence 60%) with a mean infection intensity of 9.8 +/- 7.7. We report C. stappersii and C. buthupogon as new hosts for species of Quadriacanthus as well as three new parasite species for science and new localities for the first five parasite species mentioned above. The new records and the description of Q. kalomboi n. sp., Q. bassocki n. sp. and Q. shigoleyae n. sp. increase the knowledge of the diversity of monopisthocotylans in this region.-
dc.description.sponsorshipFunding: The network underlying this study arose thanks to funding from VLIR-UOS, namely the Short Training Initiative “Building an African network for sustainable management of aquatic biological resources supported by genetics and parasitology” (NKOI2016PR008) and the South Initiative “Renforcement des capacités locales pour une meilleure évaluation biologique des impacts miniers au Katanga (RD Congo) sur les poissons et leurs milieux aquatiques” (ZRDC2014MP084), and from the framework agreements of the Belgian Development Cooperation with the Royal Museum for Central Africa (Mbisa Congo project 2013–2018) and the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (Capacities for Biodiversity and Sustainable Development program). This research was also supported by VLIR-UOS (IUC-UNILU, CD2021IUC04A104 and Global Minds). Maarten P.M. Vanhove was financed by the Special Research Fund of Hasselt University (BOF20TT06). Wilmien J. Luus-Powell and Willem J. Smit were supported by the South African Research Chairs Initiative of the Department of Science and Innovation and National Research Foundation of South Africa (Grant No. 101054). The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. Acknowledgments: The Université de Lubumbashi is thanked through the Faculty of Agronomic Sciences (for facilitating and authorising sampling) and the local team of the Laboratory BEZHU (Unité de Recherche en Biodiversité et Exploitation durable des Zones Humides), Anicet Doma Tana, Clément Kalombo Kabalika for their help in fish sampling. The University of Yaoundé 1 (Cameroon) is also thanked through the Faculty of Sciences, Laboratory of Parasitology and Ecology (Etienne Bassock and Jonathan Mbondo) for hosting and helping Gyrhaiss K. Kasembele in the lab for parasite identification and drawing during his research visit. The authors gratefully acknowledge Antoine Pariselle, Filip A.M. Volckaert, Ouafae Berrada-Rkhami, Abdelaziz Benhoussa, Tine Huyse, Isaure de Buron-Connors, Valentin N’Douba, Arnold R. Bitja Nyom, Jos Snoeks, Emmanuel J. Vreven, Virginie Bito, and Luc Janssens de Bisthoven, senior scientists in the aforementioned projects.-
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dc.publisherMDPI-
dc.rights2025 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/4.0/).-
dc.subject.othermonogeneans-
dc.subject.otherparasite-
dc.subject.otherClariasfish-
dc.subject.otherAfrica-
dc.subject.otherBangweulu-Mweru-
dc.subject.otherLualaba-
dc.titleNew Records and Descriptions of Three New Species of Quadriacanthus (Monopisthocotyla: Dactylogyridae) from Catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes, Clariidae) in the Upper Congo Basin-
dc.typeJournal Contribution-
dc.identifier.issue3-
dc.identifier.volume15-
local.format.pages18-
local.bibliographicCitation.jcatA1-
dc.description.notesVanhove, MPM (corresponding author), Hasselt Univ, Ctr Environm Sci, Res Grp Zool Biodivers & Toxicol, BE-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.; Vanhove, MPM (corresponding author), Royal Museum Cent Africa, Dept Biol, Leuvensesteenweg 13, BE-3080 Tervuren, Belgium.; Vanhove, MPM (corresponding author), Katholieke Univ Leuven, Dept Biol, Lab Biodivers & Evolutionary Genom, Ch Deberiotst 32, BE-3000 Leuven, Belgium.; Vanhove, MPM (corresponding author), Royal Belgian Inst Nat Sci, Capac Biodivers & Sustainable Dev, Operat Directorate Nat Environm, Vautierst 29, BE-1000 Brussels, Belgium.-
dc.description.noteskapepula.kasembele@uhasselt.be; maarten.vanhove@uhasselt.be;-
dc.description.notesarchimedemulega@gmail.com; augustechocha@gmail.com;-
dc.description.noteswilmien.powell@ul.ac.za; willem.smit@ul.ac.za; bilong_bilong@yahoo.com;-
dc.description.notesdieunedortbahanak@gmail.com-
local.publisher.placeMDPI AG, Grosspeteranlage 5, CH-4052 BASEL, SWITZERLAND-
local.type.refereedRefereed-
local.type.specifiedArticle-
local.bibliographicCitation.artnr395-
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ani15030395-
dc.identifier.pmid39943165-
dc.identifier.isi001418476800001-
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local.description.affiliation[Kasembele, Gyrhaiss K.; Manda, Auguste Chocha] Univ Lubumbashi, Fac Sci Agron, Unite Rech Biodivers & Exploitat Durable Zones Hum, POB 1825, Lubumbashi, DEM REP CONGO.-
local.description.affiliation[Kasembele, Gyrhaiss K.; Vanhove, Maarten P. M.; Mulega, Archimede Mushagalusa; Jorissen, Michiel W. P.] Hasselt Univ, Ctr Environm Sci, Res Grp Zool Biodivers & Toxicol, BE-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.-
local.description.affiliation[Vanhove, Maarten P. M.; Jorissen, Michiel W. P.] Royal Museum Cent Africa, Dept Biol, Leuvensesteenweg 13, BE-3080 Tervuren, Belgium.-
local.description.affiliation[Vanhove, Maarten P. M.] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Dept Biol, Lab Biodivers & Evolutionary Genom, Ch Deberiotst 32, BE-3000 Leuven, Belgium.-
local.description.affiliation[Vanhove, Maarten P. M.] Royal Belgian Inst Nat Sci, Capac Biodivers & Sustainable Dev, Operat Directorate Nat Environm, Vautierst 29, BE-1000 Brussels, Belgium.-
local.description.affiliation[Mulega, Archimede Mushagalusa] Mohammed V Univ Rabat, Res Ctr Plant & Microbial Biotechnol Biodivers & E, Lab Biodivers Ecol & Genome, Rabat 10100, Morocco.-
local.description.affiliation[Mulega, Archimede Mushagalusa] Ctr Rech Hydrobiol, Dept Biol, POB 73, Uvira, DEM REP CONGO.-
local.description.affiliation[Luus-Powell, Wilmien J.; Smit, Willem J.] Univ Limpopo, DSI NRF SARChI Chair Ecosyst Hlth, Dept Biodivers, ZA-0727 Sovenga, South Africa.-
local.description.affiliation[Bilong, Charles F. Bilong] Univ Yaounde I, Fac Sci, Lab Parasitol & Ecol, POB 337, YAOUNDE, Cameroon.-
local.description.affiliation[Bahanak, Dieu-ne-dort] Inst Agr Res, Minko Multipurpose Res Stn, POB 167, Meyomessala, Cameroon.-
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item.contributorKasembele, Gyrhaiss K.-
item.contributorVANHOVE, Maarten-
item.contributorMUSHAGALUSA MULEGA, Archimede-
item.contributorManda, Auguste Chocha-
item.contributorJORISSEN, Michiel-
item.contributorLuus-Powell, Wilmien J.-
item.contributorSmit, Willem J.-
item.contributorBilong, Charles F. Bilong-
item.contributorBahanak, Dieu-ne-dort-
item.fullcitationKasembele, Gyrhaiss K.; VANHOVE, Maarten; MUSHAGALUSA MULEGA, Archimede; Manda, Auguste Chocha; JORISSEN, Michiel; Luus-Powell, Wilmien J.; Smit, Willem J.; Bilong, Charles F. Bilong & Bahanak, Dieu-ne-dort (2025) New Records and Descriptions of Three New Species of Quadriacanthus (Monopisthocotyla: Dactylogyridae) from Catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes, Clariidae) in the Upper Congo Basin. In: Animals, 15 (3) (Art N° 395).-
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