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Lucas Van Passel

UHasselt - Hasselt University, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Research Group Zoology: Biodiversity & Toxicology, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium;

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A baseline for aquatic parasite diversity in West African mangroves: host-parasite records, DNA barcodes, and an experimental design for future use

Armando Jairo Cruz-Laufer, Lucas Van Passel, Oumar Sadio, Farid Dahdouh-Guebas, Ralph Appy, James P. Bernot, Chahinez Bouguerche, Arfang Diamanka, Jesús Hernández-Orts, Nikol Kmentová, Edgar F. Mendoza-Franco, Camila Pantoja, Miriam I. Shigoley, Njord Vangelder, Chelsea L. Wood, Maarten P. M. Vanhove

This study provides the first comprehensive survey of macroparasite communities in West African mangroves, identifies new species and host records, and establishes a baseline for future ecological monitoring.

bioRxiv · Nov 3, 2026 · PreprintZoology