A new species of Phyllodistomum Braun, 1899 (Digenea: Gorgoderidae) from Rhamdia quelen (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae)


Autoria(s): Amato,Suzana B.; Amato,J. F. R.
Data(s)

01/12/1993

Resumo

Phyllodistomum rhamdiae n. sp. is described based on specimens collected from the urinary bladder of freshwater catfishes, Rhmdia quelen, caught from the Guandu river, outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The new species is characterized by its sucker width ratio equal to 1:1, by the large size of the gonads and their spatial arrangement.

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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761993000400010

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde

Fonte

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz v.88 n.4 1993

Palavras-Chave #Phyllodistomum rhamdiae n. sp. #Digenea #Gorgoderidae #Rhamdia quelen #freshwater fish parasite #Brazil
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journal article