Cichlidogyrus bifurcatus Paperna, 1960

Cichlidogyrus bifurcatus Paperna, 1960: 13, 14, fig. 9; 1979: 9, pl. 1, figs 1-6.

TYPE MATERIAL. — Paratype: MRAC M.T. 35.703 (Paperna, 1979).

TYPE HOST. — Haplochromis flaviijosephi (Lortet, 1883) .

TYPE LOCALITY. — Sea of Galilee, Israel.

ADDITIONAL HOSTS. — Juveniles of Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner, 1864); Haplochromis squamipinnis Regan, 1921, H. elegans Trewavas, 1933, H. aeneocolor Greenwood, 1973, H. limax Trewavas, 1933, H. sp. and Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor (Schoeller, 1903) (Paperna 1979) .

SITE. — Gills.

REMARKS

Douëllou (1993) thought that C. bifurcatus was probably, at times, confused with C. haplochromii, we do not agree: C. bifurcatus is a valid species, as its description, illustrations and hosts never vary in Paperna publications (1960, 1979).