Quadriacanthus species (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) from catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes) in eastern Africa: new species, new records and first insights into interspecific genetic relationships

Table 2 List of Quadriacanthus species used in this study, including their host species, locality (with number in parentheses), total number of isolates and GenBank accession numbers for 18S-ITS1 and 28S sequences

Parasite species	Host species	Locality of collection^a	Isolates	18S-ITS1	28S
Q. aegypticus	Clarias gariepinus	LT (1, 2, 3); WN (4); BN (5)	–	–	–
Q. bagrae	Bagrus docmak	BN (5)	3	KX713993	KX685951
Q. clariadis	Clarias gariepinus	LT (1, 3); WN (4); BN (5)	6	KX713994	KX685952
Q. fornicatus n. sp.	Clarias gariepinus	WN (4); BN (5)	3	KX713995	KX685953
Q. mandibulatus n. sp.	Heterobranchus bidorsalis	LT (3); BN (5)	5	KX713996	KX685954
Q. pravus n. sp.	Clarias gariepinus	WN (4); BN (5)	3	KX713997	KX685955
Q. zuheiri n. sp.	Clarias gariepinus	WN (4); BN (5)	2	KX713998	KX685956

Abbreviations: LT Lake Turkana, Kenya, WN White Nile (Kosti), Sudan, BN Blue Nile (Sennar), Sudan
^aLocalities where specimens were collected for molecular analysis are shown in bold

ISSN: 1756-3305