Two new species of Monogenea (Platyhelminthes: Cercomeridea) parasitic on Chaetodipterus faber (Teleostei: Ephippidae) from the Brazilian coastal zone

Metazoan parasites were extracted for 110 Chaetodipterus faber (Broussonet, 1782) (Teleostei: Ephippidae) specimens from the coastal zone of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (nearly 21-23° S, 41-45° W). Two new species of monogeneans belonging to genera Sprostoniella and Parancylodiscoides are de...

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Published in:	Revista de Biología Tropical
Main Authors:	A. D. Cezar, J. L. Luque, J. F. R. Amato
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidad de Costa Rica 1999-09-01
Subjects:	Sprostoniella Parancylodiscoides Chaetodipterus faber Monogenea new species Brazil
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77441999000300012