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Armando J. Cruz‐Laufer

UHasselt - Hasselt University, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Research Group Zoology: Biodiversity & Toxicology, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium;ORCID 0000-0003-1370-4739Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Maarten P. M. VanhoveiD· 2 shared Nikol KmentováiD· 2 shared Arfang DiamankaiD· 1 shared Camila PantojaiD· 1 shared Chahinez BouguercheiD· 1 shared Chelsea L. WoodiD· 1 shared Dries Jansen· 1 shared Edgar F. Mendoza-FrancoiD· 1 shared

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ZoologybioRxivPreprintNov 3, 2026

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…·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.

DOI 10.64898/2026.10.30.762766

metagenomicsstatistical model

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ZoologyHydrobiologiaPeer-reviewedOct 2, 2024

Mitogenomics, phylogenetic position, and updated distribution of Ergasilus kandti, an ergasilid copepod parasitizing African cichlid fishes

Dries Jansen, Maarten P. M. Vanhove, Lawrence Makasa…·Armando J. Cruz‐Laufer

This study updates the distribution of Ergasilus kandti and investigates the phylogenetic relationships of African ergasilids using mitochondrial genomes and microscopy.

2 citations

experimental assayphylogenetics / evolution

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