
Trypanosoma nupelianus sp. n. (Protozoa, Kinetoplastida) parasitizing rhinelepis aspera (Osteichthyes, Loricariidae) from Paraná river, Brazil
1990; Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde; Volume: 85; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1590/s0074-02761990000200006
ISSN1678-8060
AutoresJ. C. Eiras, A. A. Rego, Gilberto Cezar Pavanelli,
Tópico(s)Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
ResumoIt 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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