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NEW DATA ON SPECIES OF DEMIDOSPERMUS (DACTYLOGYRIDAE: MONOGENEA) PARASITING FISHES FROM THE RESERVOIR OF THE ITAIPU HYDROLELETRIC POWER STATION. PARANÁ STATE, BRAZIL, WITH NEW SYNONYMIES
Peixes siluriformes
Monogenea
Usina Hidrelétrica de Itaipu
Brasil
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Helmintos Parasitos de Peixes. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Helmintos Parasitos de Peixes. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Helmintos Parasitos de Peixes. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Abstract
Eight known species of Demidospermus (Dactylogyridae, Monogenea) were collected from siluriform fishes from reservoir of the Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Station, Paraná, Brazil. Four of them are recorded for the first time in Brazil, enlarging their geographical distribution: Demidospermus armostus, Demidospermus anus, Demidospermus bidiverticulatum and Demidospermus valenciennesi. Demidospermus labrosi is synonymized with Demidospermus cornicinus and Demidospermus mandi with Demidospermus leptosynophallus and reported from two new hosts. Demidospermus paravalenciennesi and Demidospermus uncusvalidus were also collected.
Keywords in Portuguese
DemidospermusPeixes siluriformes
Monogenea
Usina Hidrelétrica de Itaipu
Brasil
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