<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Paranaella luquei is a monogenean from family Microcotylidae, which was found parasitizing the gills of Steindachnerina brevipinna (Eigenmann &amp; Eigenmann, 1889), collected in two different tributaries of Paranapanema River, Paraná, Brazil. This parasite was the first species of Microcotylidae described parasitizing freshwater fishes (Hypostomus sp., Hypostomus regani (Ihering) and Rhinelepis aspera Spix &amp; Agassiz (Loricariidae) in the country.</p></abstract>

Paranaella luquei is a monogenean from family Microcotylidae, which was found parasitizing the gills of Steindachnerina brevipinna (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889), collected in two different tributaries of Paranapanema River, Paraná, Brazil. This parasite was the first species of Microcotylidae described parasitizing freshwater fishes (Hypostomus sp., Hypostomus regani (Ihering) and Rhinelepis aspera Spix & Agassiz (Loricariidae) in the country.

Paranaella luquei (Monogenea: Microcotylidae), an ectoparasite from the gills of Steindachnerina brevipinna, in the tributaries Corvo and Guairacá, Paranapanema River, Paraná, Brazil

Laboratório de Ictioparasitologia, Núcleo de Pesquisas em Limnologia, Ictiologia e Aqüicultura (Nupelia), Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Bloco G-90, Av. Colombo, 5790 87020-900, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil

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Paranaella luquei is a monogenean from family Microcotylidae, which was found parasitizing the gills of Steindachnerina brevipinna (Eigenmann & Eigenmann,...

Paranaella luquei (Monogenea: Microcotylidae), an ectoparasite from the gills of Steindachnerina brevipinna, in the tributaries Corvo and Guairacá, Paranapanema River, Paraná, Brazil

Pubblicato online: 13 feb 2010

Pagine: 29 - 32

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-010-0005-z

Parole chiave
Paranaella, Steindachnerina brevipinna, Microcotylidae, Corvo, Guairacá

© 2010 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

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Paranaella luquei (Monogenea: Microcotylidae), an ectoparasite from the gills of Steindachnerina brevipinna, in the tributaries Corvo and Guairacá, Paranapanema River, Paraná, Brazil

Pubblicato online: 13 feb 2010

Pagine: 29 - 32

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-010-0005-z

Parole chiaveParanaella, Steindachnerina brevipinna, Microcotylidae, Corvo, Guairacá

© 2010 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

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

Parole chiave
Paranaella, Steindachnerina brevipinna, Microcotylidae, Corvo, Guairacá