Trypanosoma nupelianus sp. n. (Protozoa, Kinetoplastida) parasitizing rhinelepis aspera (Osteichthyes, Loricariidae) from Paraná river, Brazil

Authors :: Gilberto Cezar Pavanelli
Jorge C. Eiras
A. Arandas Rego
Source :: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz., Vol 85, Iss 2, Pp 183-184 (1990), Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Volume: 85, Issue: 2, Pages: 183-184, Published: JUN 1990
Publication Year :: 1990
Publisher :: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde, 1990.
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.

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