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Rohdella amazonica n. sp. (Aspidogastrea: Aspidogastridae) from the Amazoninan banded puffer fish Colomesus psittacus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2014

E.G. Giese ,
M.V.O. Silva ,
M.N. Videira ,
A.P. Furtado ,
E.R. Matos ,
E.C. Gonçalves ,
F.T.V. Melo  and
J.N. Santos
E.G. Giese*
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Histologia e Embriologia Animal, Instituto de Saúde e Produção Animal, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia, Av.Perimetral 2501, Montese, Belém, Pará66077-901, Brazil Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Helmintologia ‘Profa. Dra. Reinalda Marisa Lanfredi’, Universidade Federal do Pará, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Rua Augusto Corrêa 01, Guamá, Belém, Pará66075-110, Brazil
M.V.O. Silva
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Pesquisa Carlos Azevedo, Instituto de Saúde e Produção Animal, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia, Av.Perimetral 2501, Montese, Belém, Pará66077-901, Brazil
M.N. Videira
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Pesquisa Carlos Azevedo, Instituto de Saúde e Produção Animal, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia, Av.Perimetral 2501, Montese, Belém, Pará66077-901, Brazil
A.P. Furtado
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Helmintologia ‘Profa. Dra. Reinalda Marisa Lanfredi’, Universidade Federal do Pará, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Rua Augusto Corrêa 01, Guamá, Belém, Pará66075-110, Brazil
E.R. Matos
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Pesquisa Carlos Azevedo, Instituto de Saúde e Produção Animal, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia, Av.Perimetral 2501, Montese, Belém, Pará66077-901, Brazil
E.C. Gonçalves
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Tecnologia Biomolecular, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Rua Augusto Corrêa 01, Guamá, Belém, Pará66075-110, Brazil
F.T.V. Melo
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Helmintologia ‘Profa. Dra. Reinalda Marisa Lanfredi’, Universidade Federal do Pará, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Rua Augusto Corrêa 01, Guamá, Belém, Pará66075-110, Brazil
J.N. Santos
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Helmintologia ‘Profa. Dra. Reinalda Marisa Lanfredi’, Universidade Federal do Pará, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Rua Augusto Corrêa 01, Guamá, Belém, Pará66075-110, Brazil
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*E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Aspidogastreans are commonly found infecting freshwater and marine molluscs, teleosts fishes and freshwater turtles. The subclass comprises four families – Rugogastridae Schell 1973, Stichocotylidae Faust & Tang 1936, Multicalycidae Gibson & Chinabut 1984 and Aspidogastridae Poche 1907 – and it is characterized by the presence of a ventral adhesive disc divided into rows of alveoli. In the current work, using light and scanning electron microscopy and molecular approaches, a new species of Aspidogastridae of the genus Rohdella Gibson & Chinabut, 1984, is described as a parasite of Colomesus psittacus in Brazil. The new taxon is distinguishable by the presence of oesophageal glands, teguments covered by ciliated papillae, and the position and shape of the hermaphroditic duct. The present work describes the third species of the genus Rohdella, thereby adding new morphological and molecular data regarding Aspidogastridae.

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Research Papers
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 89 , Issue 3 , May 2015 , pp. 288 - 293
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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