A new species of Jainus (Monogenea), gill parasite of Schizodon borellii (Characiformes, Anostomidae) from the upper Paraná river floodplain, Brazil = Uma nova espécie de Jainus (Monogenea), parasito de brânquias de Schizodon borellii (Characiformes, Anostomidae) da planície de inundação do alto rio Paraná, Brasil

Jainus piava n. sp. is described from the gills of Schizodon borellii (Boulenger, 1900) (Characiform), commonly named as piava from the upper Paraná River floodplain, Brazil. The new species differs from the other members of Jainus in the following features: ventral bar thin broadly V-shaped and mal...

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Main Authors: Letícia Cucolo Karling, Sybelle Bellay, Ricardo Massato Takemoto, Gilberto Cezar Pavanelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2011-04-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences
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Online Access:http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/6168/6168A