Redescription of Gibsoniela mandube (Woodland, 1935) (Cestoda: Proteocephalidea), a parasite of Ageneiosus brevifilis (Pisces: Siluriformes), and reappraisal of the classification of the Proteocephalideans

The proteocephalid species Gibsoniela mandube (Woodland, 1935) from the siluriform fish Ageneiosus brevifilis from rio Paraná, is redescribed. This species was originally described from the same species of fish from the Amazon. The genus Gibsoniela Rego, 1984 is redefined and confirmed in the Montic...

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Main Author: A. Arandas Rego
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1992-09-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761992000300012