<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this paper, the occurrence and new morphological data of Unilatus unilatus Mizelle et Kritsky, 1967 from the gills of Hypostomus strigaticeps (Regan, 1907), Hypostomus
                        regani (Ihering, 1905), and Hypostomus iheringii (Regan, 1908) from the Chavantes reservoir, São Paulo State, Brazil are reported. Unilatus unilatus from this reservoir presents differences in relation to the holotype previously described such as, eggs with no bifid or trifid filament and a rounded termination, anterior bar slightly curved with a posterior projection, and posterior bar which may present three shapes. This is the first record of U. unilatus in southeastern Brazil outside the Amazon River Basin, with H. strigaticeps, H. regani and H. iheringii as new hosts.</p></abstract>

In this paper, the occurrence and new morphological data of Unilatus unilatus Mizelle et Kritsky, 1967 from the gills of Hypostomus strigaticeps (Regan, 1907), Hypostomus
                        regani (Ihering, 1905), and Hypostomus iheringii (Regan, 1908) from the Chavantes reservoir, São Paulo State, Brazil are reported. Unilatus unilatus from this reservoir presents differences in relation to the holotype previously described such as, eggs with no bifid or trifid filament and a rounded termination, anterior bar slightly curved with a posterior projection, and posterior bar which may present three shapes. This is the first record of U. unilatus in southeastern Brazil outside the Amazon River Basin, with H. strigaticeps, H. regani and H. iheringii as new hosts.

Unilatus unilatus Mizelle &amp; Kritsky, 1967 (Monogenea, Ancyrocephalinae) in Hypostomus spp. (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from the Chavantes reservoir, São Paulo State, Brazil

Campus de Botucatu, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Parasitologia, UNESP — Univ Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil

Campus de Botucatu, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Morfologia, UNESP — Univ Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil

Bolsista doutorado CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Científico), Sao Paulo, Brazil

Bolsista pós-doutorado FAPESP (Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo), Sao Paulo, Brazil

Pesquisador do CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Científico), Sao Paulo, Brazil

Helminthologia

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Unilatus unilatus Mizelle & Kritsky, 1967 (Monogenea, Ancyrocephalinae) in Hypostomus spp. (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from the Chavantes reservoir, São Paulo State, Brazil

In this paper, the occurrence and new morphological data of Unilatus unilatus Mizelle et Kritsky, 1967 from the gills of Hypostomus strigaticeps (Regan, 1907),...

Unilatus unilatus Mizelle & Kritsky, 1967 (Monogenea, Ancyrocephalinae) in Hypostomus spp. (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from the Chavantes reservoir, São Paulo State, Brazil

Publié en ligne: 11 avr. 2012

Pages: 87 - 91

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-012-0018-x

Mots clés
Ancyrocephalinae, Unilatus unilatus, ectoparasite, Loricaridae, Hypostomus, Chavantes reservoir

© 2012 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Unilatus unilatus Mizelle & Kritsky, 1967 (Monogenea, Ancyrocephalinae) in Hypostomus spp. (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from the Chavantes reservoir, São Paulo State, Brazil

Publié en ligne: 11 avr. 2012

Pages: 87 - 91

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-012-0018-x

Mots clésAncyrocephalinae, Unilatus unilatus, ectoparasite, Loricaridae, Hypostomus, Chavantes reservoir

© 2012 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
Ancyrocephalinae, Unilatus unilatus, ectoparasite, Loricaridae, Hypostomus, Chavantes reservoir