A new species of Phyllodistomum Braun, 1899 (Digenea: Gorgoderidae) from Rhamdia quelen (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae)

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Suzana B. Amato¹  J. F. R. Amato¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro Departamento de Biologia Animal Seropédica,Brasil

关键词: Phyllodistomum rhamdiae n. sp.;    Digenea;    Gorgoderidae;    Rhamdia quelen;    freshwater fish parasite;    Brazil;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02761993000400010

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Phyllodistomum rhamdiae n. sp. is described based on specimens collected from the urinary bladder of freshwater catfishes, Rhmdia quelen, caught from the Guandu river, outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The new species is characterized by its sucker width ratio equal to 1:1, by the large size of the gonads and their spatial arrangement.

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