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Neoechinorhynchus pimelodi sp.n. (Eoacanthocephala, Neoechinorhynchidae) parasitizing Pimelodus maculatus Lacépède, "mandi-amarelo" (Siluroidei, Pimelodidae) from the basin of the São Francisco river, Três Marias, Minas Gerais, Brazil

1998; Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia; Volume: 15; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0101-81751998000400019

1806-969X

Marília de Carvalho Brasil-Sato, Gilberto Cezar Pavanelli,

Helminth infection and control

Neoechinorhynchus pimelodi sp.n. is described as the first record of Acanthocephala in Pimelodus maculatus Lacépède. 1803, collected in the São Francisco river, Três Marias, Minas Gerais. The new species is distinguished from other of the genus by the three circles of hooks of different sizes, and by the eggs measurements. The hooks measuring 100-1 12 (105), 32-40 (36) and 20-27 (23) in length in the males and 102-142 (129), 34-55 (47) and 27-35 (29) in length in the females for the anterior, middle and posterior circles. The eggs measuring 15-22 (18) in length and 12-15 (14) in width, with concentric layers of texture smooth, enveloping the acanthor.