Gyrodactylidae (Monogenea: Platyhelminthes) gill parasites of Tetragonopterinae (Characiformes: Characidae) from the upper Paraná River floodplain, Brazil
Abstract Aim: This study records Gyrodactylus neotropicalis and Anacanthocotyle anacanthocotyle in new hosts: Astyanax lacustris and Moenkhausia forestii, on the upper Paraná river floodplain. Besides, ecological aspects of the parasites distribution are explored. Methods Both host species were col...
Main Authors: | Eloiza Muniz Capparros, Ricardo Massato Takemoto |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Limnologia
2017-12-01
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Series: | Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-975X2017000100406&lng=en&tlng=en |
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