Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association

Aline Acosta
Country: South Africa
Institution: North-West University Water Research Group (NWU-WRG)
Gender: Female

GRANTS (Click on grant to view details)

Grant & Support Received: MARG I
Activity Supported:

Unravelling the diversity of ecto-parasites (Platyhelminthes: Monogenea) of selected fish hosts from Marine Protected Areas in South Africa

Year of approval: 2021
Testimonies/stories
List of publications from the Grant

Aline A Acosta, Kerry A Hadfield & Nico J Smit (2022) First record from the
southern hemisphere: significant range extension, new host record and molecular characterisation of Ligophorus minimus Euzet et Suriano, 1977 (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae), African Zoology, 57:2, 111-120. https://doi.org/10.1080/15627020.2022.2078167

Titles of on-going Projects

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