First record in South America of Didymosulcus palati and Didymosulcus philobranchiarca (Digenea, Didymozoidae) with new hosts records and pathological alterations

Two species of Didymozoidae, Didymosulcus palati (Yamaguti 1970) and Didymosulcus philobranchiarca (Yamaguti 1970) were reported for the first time in South America, Atlantic Ocean, parasitizing three different tuna species from the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Thunnus atlanticus (Lesson), Thunn...

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Published in:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Main Authors:	Márcia Cristina Nascimento Justo, Rogério Tortelly, Rodrigo Caldas Menezes, Anna Kohn
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2008-03-01
Subjects:	Didymosulcus palati Didymosulcus philobranchiarca Didymozoidae Thunnus spp. pathological alterations
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000200014