A new species of Phyllodistomum Braun, 1899 (Digenea: Gorgoderidae) from Rhamdia quelen (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae)Abstract
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.
Phyllodistomum rhamdiae n. sp.; Digenea; Gorgoderidae; Rhamdia quelen; freshwater fish parasite; Brazil
A new species of Phyllodistomum Braun, 1899 (Digenea: Gorgoderidae) from Rhamdia quelen (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae)
Suzana B. Amato1
J. F. R. Amato1
Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Departamento de Biologia Animal, Seropédica, Brasil
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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Dec 1993
