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REDESCRIPTION OF NOMIMOSCOLEX PIRAEEBA WOODLAND, 1934 (CESTODA, PROTEOCEPHALIDEA), FROM THE AMAZON CATFISHES, BRACHYPLATYSTOMA SPP. WITH PROPOSAL OF SYNONYMS AND INVALIDATION OF ENDORCHIINAE AND ENDORCHIS
Rego, A. Arandas | Date Issued: 1991
Author
Rego, A. Arandas
Affilliation
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Helmintologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Abstract
The proteocephalid species Nomimoscolex piraeeba Woodland, 1934, N. dorad (Woodland, 1935) and Endorchis piraeeba Woodland, 1934, from Brachyplatystoma spp., South American silurid fishes, are critically revised. It is concluded that they concern to one species, N. piraeeba. The Endorchiinae, a subfamily of Monticelliidae, and genus Endorchis are invalidated herein. The valid species of Endorchiinae, belonging to genus Muzophorus, M. admonticellia Woodland, 1934, M. pirarara Woodland, 1934 and M. woodlandi Rego, 1984, are transferred provisionally to Zygobothriinae.
Keywords in Portuguese
Proteocephalidea
Nomimoscolex piraeeba
Brachyplatystoma spp.
Endorchis piraeeba
Nomimoscolex dorad
Endorchiinae
 
Keywords
Proteocephalidea
Nomimoscolex piraeeba
Brachyplatystoma spp.
Endorchis piraeeba
Nomimoscolex dorad
Endorchiinae
 
Publisher
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Citation
REGO, A. Arandas. Redescription of Nomimoscolex piraeeba Woodland, 1934 (Cestoda, Proteocephalidea), from the Amazon catfishes, Brachyplatystoma spp. with proposal of synonyms and invalidation of Endorchiinae and Endorchis. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v. 86, n. 2, p. 229-232, Apr./June. 1991.
DOI
10.1590/S0074-02761991000200013
ISSN
0074-0276