Table 4 Monogenean species used in the phylogenetic analyses, their hosts, geographical localities and GenBank numbers

Dactylogyridae Bychowsky, 1933

 Characidotrema auritum n. sp.

Brycinus imberi

South Africa, Zimbabwe

MK012538^a

 Characidotrema brevipenis

Brycinus nurse

Sudan

MK012539^a

 Characidotrema nursei

Brycinus nurse

Sudan

MK012540^a

 Characidotrema pollex n. sp.

Brycinus nurse

Sudan

MK012541^a

 Characidotrema spinivaginus

Brycinus nurse

Sudan

MK012542^a

 Characidotrema vespertilio n. sp.

Brycinus imberi

Cameroon, DR Congo

MK012543^a

 Cichlidogyrus amphoratus

Coptodon guineensis

Senegal

HE792772

 Cichlidogyrus casuarinus

Hemibates stenosoma

Burundi

KX007819

 Cichlidogyrus cirratus

Oreochromis niloticus

Senegal

HE792773

 Cichlidogyrus douellouae

Sarotherodon galilaeus

Senegal

HE792774

 Cichlidogyrus njinei

Sarotherodon galilaeus

Senegal

HE792775

 Cichlidogyrus tiberianus

Coptodon guineensis

Senegal

HE792776

 Cichlidogyrus yanni

Coptodon guineensis

Senegal

HE792777

 Dactylogyrus benhoussai

Carasobarbus moulouyensis

Morocco

KX553862

 Dactylogyrus falsiphallus

Luciobarbus maghrebensis

Morocco

KX553861

 Dactylogyrus scorpius

Luciobarbus rifensis

Morocco

KX553860

 Dactylogyrus varius

Luciobarbus maghrebensis

Morocco

KX553863

 Enterogyrus coronatus

Coptodon zillii

Senegal

HQ010030

 Enterogyrus sp. 1

Sarotherodon galilaeus

Senegal

HQ010032

 Enterogyrus sp. 2

Sarotherodon galilaeus

Senegal

HQ010031

 Onchobdella aframae

Hemichromis fasciatus

Senegal

HQ010033

 Onchobdella bopeleti

Hemichromis fasciatus

Senegal

HQ010034

 Quadriacanthus bagrae

Bagrus docmak

Sudan

KX685951

 Quadriacanthus clariadis

Clarias gariepinus

Sudan

KX685952

 Quadriacanthus fornicatus

Clarias gariepinus

Sudan

KX685953

 Quadriacanthus mandibulatus

Heterobranchus bidorsalis

Sudan

KX685954

 Quadriacanthus pravus

Clarias gariepinus

Sudan

KX685955

 Quadriacanthus zuheiri

Clarias gariepinus

Sudan

KX685956

 Scutogyrus bailloni

Sarotherodon galilaeus

Ivory Coast

HE792778

 Scutogyrus longicornis

Oreochromis niloticus

Senegal

HQ010035

 Scutogyrus minus

Sarotherodon melanotheron

Ivory Coast

HE792779

 Schilbetrema sp.

Pareutropius debauwi

West Africa

KP056244

 Schilbetrema sp.

Pareutropius debauwi

West Africa

KP056243

 Synodontella zambezensis

Synodontis zambezensis

South Africa

LT220022

Diplectanidae Monticelli, 1903

 Diplectanum blaiense

Sillago sihama

China

AY553627

 Laticola paralatesi

Lates calcarifer

Australia

KP313568

Anoplodiscidae Tagliani, 1912

 Anoplodiscus cirrusspiralis

Sparus aurata

Australia

AF382060