Neotropical Monogenoidea. 51. Scutalatus magniancoratus gen. et sp. n. (Gyrodactylidae) from the South-American electric eel, Electrophorus electricus (Gymnotidae, Gymnotiformes), and redescription of Mormyrogyrodactylus gemini from the African bulldog, Marcusenius macrolepidotus (Mormyridae, Osteoglossiformes)

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 89-94

  Vianna, R T ^a   Boeger, Walter A ^a   Dove, A D M ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrophorus electricus; Gyrodactylidae; Marcusenius macrolepidotus; Mormyrogyrodactylus; Mormyrogyrodactylus gemini; Scutalatus; Scutalatus magniancoratus

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; EEL; FLATWORM; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; PHYLOGENETICS; TELEOST;

AMAZONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ELECTROPHORUS; ELECTROPHORUS ELECTRICUS; GYMNOTIDAE; GYMNOTIFORMES; GYRODACTYLIDAE; MARCUSENIUS MACROLEPIDOTUS; MORMYRIDAE; OSTEOGLOSSIFORMES;

EID: 34147151275     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: 14636395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6395.2007.00255.x     Document Type: Article

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