First report of Temnocephala haswelli (Platyhelminthes: Temnocephalida) in Pomacea canaliculata (Mollusca: Ampullariidae) from Brazil: description update based on specimens from the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

First report of Temnocephala haswelli (Platyhelminthes: Temnocephalida) in Pomacea canaliculata (Mollusca: Ampullariidae) from Brazil: description update based on specimens from the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

The impact of the discovery of Temnocephala haswelli Ponce de Léon, 1989, described as ectosymbionts of ampullariid apple snails outside of Uruguay, motivated us to collect a large number of specimens of Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck, 1822) from several localities in the southern portion of the stat...

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Main Authors: Samantha A. Seixas, José F. R. Amato, Suzana B. Amato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2010-06-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
Subjects:
Ectocommensals
mollusks
Neotropical Region
South America
taxonomy
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702010000300020

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