Abstract
It is described Trypanosoma nupelianus sp. n. parasitizing Rhinelepis aspera taken from Paraná river (Itaipu reservoir, Brazil). Morphometric characters such as body length, width of the body and nucleus dimensions show that T. nupelianus sp. n. is different from other trypanosomes described for fishes from tropical regions.
Trypanosoma nupelianus; Rhinelepis aspera; Paraná river; Itaipu reservoir; Brazil
Trypanosoma nupelianus sp. n. (Protozoa, Kinetoplastida) parasitizing rhinelepis aspera (Osteichthyes, Loricariidae) from Paraná river, Brazil
J. C. Eiras1
A. A. Rego2
G. C. Pavanelli3
Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Ciências, Instituto de Zoologia, Porto, Portugal
Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Departamento de Helmintologia, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Fundação Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Departamento de Biologia, Nupélia, Maringá, Brazil
It is described Trypanosoma nupelianus sp. n. parasitizing Rhinelepis aspera taken from Paraná river (Itaipu reservoir, Brazil). Morphometric characters such as body length, width of the body and nucleus dimensions show that T. nupelianus sp. n. is different from other trypanosomes described for fishes from tropical regions.
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Date of issue
June 1990
