M. P. M. Vanhove

This study examines the evolutionary history of monogenean parasites infecting cichlid fishes in West and Central Africa, finding monophyletic parasite lineages and evidence of sympatric and allopatric speciation.

The paper studies co-infection dynamics in a simple host-parasite system, finding that parasite distribution and infection patterns depend on host mobility, lifestyle changes, and interspecific parasite interactions.

This study examines the spatial-temporal distribution of black goby in the Marchica lagoon and its environmental drivers, finding depth as the main predictor of abundance.

This study uses parasite data to reveal widespread translocation of the African Clawed Frog in its native range, showing that co-introduced parasites can trace host movement and invasion dynamics.

This paper identifies Sphyranura euryceae as a new distributional record, provides molecular data, and resolves its phylogenetic position within Polystomatidae, suggesting ectoparasitism is ancestral in the group.

This study reports thirteen gill monogenean species and one stomach monogenean from three cichlid fish species in the Upper Lufira basin, highlighting new host and geographical records.

The paper describes a new species of Cichlidogyrus found on tilapia in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe, and discusses its phylogenetic relationship with C. halli.

The paper uses molecular, morphological, and host data to analyze phylogeny and evolution in a lineage of flatworms infecting cichlid fishes, finding that discrete characters can mask signals but are key for species grouping.

The study shows that the polystomatid flatworm Protopolystoma xenopodis exhibits phylogeographic divergence mirroring that of its host Xenopus laevis in South Africa.

The paper examines morphological and genetic diversity of Dolicirroplectanum lacustre in native and introduced ranges, finding reduced diversity in Lake Victoria due to founder effects.

The paper describes four new species of Cichlidogyrus parasites from Lake Victoria cichlids and redescribes two existing species, highlighting morphological features and evolutionary patterns.

The paper identifies two monogenean species infecting thorny skate in Svalbard, providing the northernmost records for these parasites and suggesting connectivity between skate populations.

The paper uses next-generation sequencing to assemble mitochondrial genomes of four African monogenean parasites, analyzing gene sequences and order to resolve phylogenetic relationships and develop genetic markers.