Monopisthocotyla (Platyhelminthes, Neodermata) parasites from Brycon cephalus (Günther, 1869) from the Moa River, state of Acre, Brazil

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Authors: Márcia Cristina Nascimento Justo, Williane Maria Oliveira Martins, Simone Chinicz Cohen
DOI: 10.15560/22.1.36
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Abstract

During studies on parasites of fishes from Moa River, state of Acre, five species of Dactylogyridae were identified parasitizing Brycon cephalus (Günther, 1869): Anacanthorus elegans Kritsky, Thatcher & Kayton, 1979, Anacanthorus kruidenieri Kritsky, Thatcher & Kayton, 1979, Anacanthorus spiralocirrus Kritsky, Thatcher & Kayton, 1979, Annulotrematoides bryconi Cuglianna, Cordeiro & Luque, 2003, and Tereancistrum kerri Kritsky, Thatcher & Kayton, 1980. New morphological and biogeographic data are provided. Records of these parasites in congeneric hosts reinforce the host specificity of these species, restricted to species of Bryconidae.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation

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Journal / source
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Publisher
Pensoft Publishers
Volume
22
Issue
1
Pages
36–44
Publication date
5 February 2026
Language
EN