<b>New species of <i>Tereancistrum</i> (Dactylogyridae) monogenean parasites of <i>Schizodon borellii</i> (Characiformes, Anostomidae) from Brazil, and emended diagnosis for <i>T. parvus</i>

  • Letícia Cucolo Karling Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Luiza Paula Conceição Lopes Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Ricardo Massato Takemoto Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Gilberto Cezar Pavanelli Universidade Estadual de Maringá / Universidade Federal do Paraná

Resumo

Tereancistrum paranaensis sp. n. is described from the gills of Schizodon borellii (Boulenger 1900) (Characiformes) from the upper Paraná river floodplain, Brazil. The new species is mainly characterized by morphology of copulatory complex, dorsal anchor with shaft recurved and pointed and arc-shaped dorsal bar. Tereancistrum parvus was described based on only one specimen and some characteristics were not observed. Now we provide an emendation to the diagnosis of this species.

 

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Letícia Cucolo Karling, Universidade Estadual de Maringá
Núcleo de Pesquisas em Limnologia, ictiologia e aquicultura- Departamento de Biologia- Laboratório de Ictioparasitologia.
Publicado
2014-08-20
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Karling, L. C., Lopes, L. P. C., Takemoto, R. M., & Pavanelli, G. C. (2014). <b>New species of <i>Tereancistrum</i> (Dactylogyridae) monogenean parasites of <i>Schizodon borellii</i> (Characiformes, Anostomidae) from Brazil, and emended diagnosis for <i>T. parvus</i&gt;. Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences, 36(3), 365-369. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v36i3.20216
Seção
Parasitologia

 

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