Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences (Feb 2011)

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

  • Letícia Cucolo Karling,
  • Sybelle Bellay,
  • Ricardo Massato Takemoto,
  • Gilberto Cezar Pavanelli

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v33i2.6168
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 33, no. 2

Abstract

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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.

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