Three new species of monogeneans parasitic on Atlantic cutlassfish Trichiurus lepturus (Perciformes: Trichiuridae) from Southeastern Brazil=Três espécies novas de monogenéticos parasitos do peixe-espada Trichiurus lepturus (Perciformes: Trichiuridae) no litoral sudeste do Brasil

Three new species of monogeneans parasitic on the gills and esophagus of Trichiurus lepturus (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Southern Brazilian coast are described herein. Between July 2006 and June 2007, 120 specimens of T. lepturus were acquired from local fishermen in Guanabara Bay (23°1’52”S, 43º11’56”W...

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Main Authors: José Luis Luque, Adriano Reder de Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2012-07-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum : Biological Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/download/10360/pdf