Brasergasilus mamorensis sp. n. (Copepoda: Ergasilidae) from the Nasal cavities of Hydrolycus pectoralis (Guenther, 1866) (Characiformes: Cynodontidae) from the Brazilian Amazon, and considerations about Abergasilinae

Brasergasilus mamorensis sp. n., collected from the nasal cavities of Hydrolycus pectoralis (Guenther, 1866) in the Mamoré River, Rondônia State, Brazil, is described. This is the first time that a species from the genus Brasergasilus has been collected in the nasal cavities. This new species is the...

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Published in:Acta amazonica 2001-06, Vol.31 (2), p.323-323
Main Authors: VARELLA, Angela Maria Bezerra, MALTA, José Celso de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brasergasilus mamorensis
Copepoda
Fish Parasites
Hydrolycus pectoralis
Mamoré River
Poecilostomatoida
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Summary:Brasergasilus mamorensis sp. n., collected from the nasal cavities of Hydrolycus pectoralis (Guenther, 1866) in the Mamoré River, Rondônia State, Brazil, is described. This is the first time that a species from the genus Brasergasilus has been collected in the nasal cavities. This new species is the only one that has a spine on the first segment of the antenna, a simple seta on the basipodites of the first three pairs of legs and one pair of vestigial legs (leg 5 ) on the sixth thoracic somite. Brasergasilus mamorensis sp. n. é descrito. Foi coletado das fossas nasais de Hydrolycus pectoralis (Guenther, 1866) no rio Mamoré, Estado de Rondônia, Brasil. Esta é a primeira vez que uma espécie do gênero Brasergasilus é coletada parasitando as fossas nasais de seu hospedeiro. A nova espécie é a única que apresenta um espinho no primeiro segmento da antena, uma seta simples nos basipóditos dos três primeiros pares de pernas e um par de pernas vestigiais (perna 5) no sexto somito torácico.
ISSN:0044-5967
0044-5967
DOI:10.1590/1809-43922001312330