Proteocephalidean larvae (Cestoda) in naturally infected cyclopid copepods of the upper Paraná River floodplain, Brazil

The occurrence, prevalence and infection intensity of proteocephalidean larvae in naturally infected intermediate hosts of the Upper Paraná River floodplain are reported. A total of 5,206 zooplanktonic and benthic organisms were analyzed, namely cyclopid (2,621) and calanoid (1,479) copepods, cladoc...

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Main Authors: Dina Lúcia Morais Falavigna, Luiz Felipe Machado Velho, Gilberto Cezar Pavanelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2003-01-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762003000100009