A new species of Paradiplozoon (Polyopisthocotyla: Diplozoidae) from two near threatened endemic cyprinid hosts in South Africa's Cape Fold freshwater ecoregion
n. sp. molecularly and morphologically, and iv) emphasises the importance of the study of threatened endemic ichthyofaunal diversity that has largely gone unnoticed and unexplored for almost four decades in South Africa.
Authors
- Iva Přikrylová (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4761-8943)
- Nico Jacobus Smit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7950-193X)
- Marliese Truter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0091-1598)
Institutions
- North-West University (ZA)
- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (ZA)
- University of Limpopo (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife
- Published
- 2026-04-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2026.101231
- Primary Topic
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Research Foundation