A new species of Jainus (Monogenea), gill parasite of Schizodon borellii (Characiformes, Anostomidae) from the upper Paraná river floodplain, Brazil - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v33i2.6168

Jainus piava n. sp. is described from the gills of Schizodon borellii (Boulenger, 1900) (Characiform), commonly named as piava from the upper Paraná River floodplain, Brazil. The new species differs from the other members of Jainus in the following features: ventral bar thin broadly V-shaped and mal...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Karling, Letícia Cucolo, Bellay, Sybelle, Takemoto, Ricardo Massato, Pavanelli, Gilberto Cezar
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2011
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)
Repository:Acta Scientiarum Biological Sciences
Language:Portuguese
English
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.uem.br/ojs:article/6168
Online Access:http://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/6168
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Dactylogyridae
ectoparasite
fish
piava
parasitologia
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Summary:Jainus piava n. sp. is described from the gills of Schizodon borellii (Boulenger, 1900) (Characiform), commonly named as piava from the upper Paraná River floodplain, Brazil. The new species differs from the other members of Jainus in the following features: ventral bar thin broadly V-shaped and male copulatory organ (MCO) a coil of about 1.5 rings. Jainus piava n. sp. is similar to species of Jainus by having a ventral anchor base with flattened superficial root and elongate rodlike deep root.