Report on two species of Digenea from marine fishes in Brazil
Braz. j. biol
;
62(3): 459-462, Aug. 2002. ilus
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ABSTRACT
Two species of Digenea were recorded for the first time in South America and in new hosts: Acanthostomum spiniceps (Looss, 1896) (Cryptogonimidae) was reported from Astroscopus sexspinosus (Steindachner, 1877) (Uranoscopidae) and Diplomonorchis sphaerovarium Nahhas & Cable, 1964 (Monorchiidae) from Ophichthus gomesi (Castelnau, 1855) (Ophichthidae). From the latter, Heliconema heliconema Travassos, 1919 (Nematoda, Physalopteridae), was also recovered representing also a new host for this nematode species
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Main subject:
Fishes
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Nematoda
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. biol
Journal subject:
Biology
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Instituto Oswaldo Cruz/BR
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