A new species of Sciadicleithrum (Monogenea, Dactylogyridae) parasitic on Geophagus brasiliensis (Perciformes, Cichlidae) from Guandu River, Southeastern Brazil

Acta Parasitologica

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 237-239

  de Carvalho, Adriano R ^a   Tavares, Luiz E R ^a   Luque, José L ^a  

^a FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ancyrocephalinae; Brazil; Cichlidae; Geophagus brasiliensis; Monogenea; Sciadicleithrum

Indexed keywords

CICHLIDAE; DACTYLOGYRIDAE; GEOPHAGUS BRASILIENSIS; MONOGENEA; PERCIFORMES; SCIADICLEITHRUM;

EID: 65949103938     PISSN: 12302821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11686-008-0035-6     Document Type: Article

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