Cichlidogyrus evikae

Cichlidogyrus evikae is a species of monopisthocotylean monogenean in the family Ancyrocephalidae (or Dactylogyridae according to certain classifications). It is a parasite of the gills of the fish Tanganicodus irsacae (Perciforme, Cichlidae) in Lake Tanganyika, Burundi.^[1]

Cichlidogyrus evikae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Monogenea
Order:	Dactylogyridea
Family:	Ancyrocephalidae
Genus:	Cichlidogyrus
Species:	C. evikae
Binomial name
Cichlidogyrus evikae Rahmouni, Vanhove & Šimková, 2017

Etymology

The spotfin goby cichlid (Tanganicodus irsacae) is the type-host of Cichlidogyrus evikae

According to Rahmouni, Vanhove & Šimková, “the name evikae was given in honour of the Czech parasitologist Dr. Eva Řehulková (Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Czech Republic) who studies monogenean flatworms, for her contributions to their research.” ^[1]