A new species of Anoplodiscus (Monogenea: Anoplodiscidae) parasitic on Pagrus pagrus (Osteichthyes: Sparidae) from the coastal zone of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A new species of Anoplodiscus (Monogenea, Anoplodiscidae), parasitic on gills of the red porgy, Pagrus pagrus, from the coastal zone of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is described and illustrated. The new species can be differentiated from the other species of this genus by the shape of the accessory piece of the copulatory complex, and the length of the vagina. This is the first record of a species of Anoplodiscus in the Neotropical region.

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Main Authors: Paraguassú,Aline R, Luque,José L, Alves,Dimitri R
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2002
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762002000800022
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