Review of the concept of Profilicollis Meyer, 1931 with a description of Profilicollis rancoensis n. sp. (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae) from the freshwater crab, Aegla abtao Schmitt, 1942 (Decapoda: Anomura) in Chile, with a key to congeneric species

Profilicollis rancoensis n. sp. is the tenth species of Profilicollis Meyer, 1931 which includes 9 other species mostly known from marine decapod crabs and shore birds. Cystacanths of P. rancoensis are described from the dominant freshwater crab Aegla abtao in Ranco Lake, Chile and are morphological...

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Main Authors: Amin Omar M., Rodríguez Sara M., Farrer Solinus, Fierro Pablo, Garcés Cristóbal, Rivera Felipe, D’Elía Guillermo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2023-01-01
Series:Parasite
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Online Access:https://www.parasite-journal.org/articles/parasite/full_html/2023/01/parasite230073/parasite230073.html