Scutogyrus Pariselle & Euzet, 1995

Pariselle, Antoine & Euzet, Louis, 2009, Systematic revision of dactylogyridean parasites (Monogenea) from cichlid fishes in Africa, the Levant and Madagascar, Zoosystema 31 (4), pp. 849-898 : 855

Genus Scutogyrus Pariselle & Euzet, 1995

TYPE SPECIES. — Scutogyrus minus ( Dossou, 1982) , by subsequent designation ( Pariselle & Euzet 1995b).

OTHER SPECIES INCLUDED. — Scutogyrus bailloni Pariselle & Euzet, 1995 ; S. chikhii Pariselle & Euzet, 1995 ; S. ecoutini Pariselle & Euzet, 1995 ; S. gravivaginus ( Paperna & Thurston, 1969) ; S. longicornis ( Paperna & Thurston, 1969) .

DIAGNOSIS. — Ancyrocephalidae . Three pairs of cephalic glands. Two posterior ocellae with lenses. Two small anterior ocellae, sometimes absent. Intestinal caeca without diverticula, joined posteriorly. Two pairs of anchors, one dorsal and one ventral. Dorsal transverse bar highly arched, enlarged laterally, winged, having in its median portion two very long auricles hollow at their bases. Ventral transverse bar arched, rigid, supporting one large, thin oval plate marked by fan-shaped median thickenings. Fourteen uncinuli.Testis median, posterior to the body. Vas deferens dextral, not encircling intestinal caeca. Seminal vesicle present. One prostatic reservoir. Male copulatory complex with penis and accessory piece. Median pre-testicular ovary.Vaginal opening sub-lateral, dextral; vagina tubular, sclerotised. Seminal receptacle present. Gill parasites of African cichlid fishes.