Trypanosoma nupelianus sp. n. (Protozoa, Kinetoplastida) parasitizing rhinelepis aspera (Osteichthyes, Loricariidae) from Paraná river, Brazil

It is described Trypanosoma nupelianus sp. n. parasitizing Rhinelepis aspera taken from Paraná river (Itaipu reservoir, Brazil). Morphometric characters such as body length, width of the body and nucleus dimensions show that T. nupelianus sp. n. is different from other trypanosomes described for fis...

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Main Authors: J. C. Eiras, A. A. Rego, G. C. Pavanelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1990-06-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761990000200006