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Pavanelli,Gilberto C; Machado,Marion H; Takemoto,Ricardo M; dos Santos,Leonilda C. |
In the present paper the authors describe and illustrate a new species of proteocephalidean cestode, Monticellia belavistensis, sp.n., parasite of a freshwater siluriform fish (thorny catfish). Pterodoras granulosus (Valenciennes, 1833), from the Itaipu Reservoir and Paraná River, in the region of Porto Rico. This is the first reference of a proteocephalid in this host. The values of prevalence and mean intensity of infection are given and the life cycle is discussed. |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Proteocephalidea; Monticellia belavistensis; New species; Pterodoras granulosus; Paraná River; Ecology; Fish. |
Ano: 1994 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-81751994000400001 |
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