title: Neotropical monogenea. 13. Rhinonastes pseuodocapsaloideum n. gen., n. sp. (Dactylogyridae, Ancyrocephalinae), a nasal parasite of curimatã, Prochilodus nigricans Agassiz (Cypriniformes, Prochilodontidae), in Brazil.
abstract: Rhinonastes pseudocapsaloideum n. sp. (Dactylogyridae, Ancyrocephalinae) is described from the nasal cavity of Prochilodus nigricans Agassiz (Cypriniformes, Prochilodontidae) in Brazil. Rhinonastes n. gen. is proposed for species possessing a dextroventral genital pore, a bilobed testis, a ventral C-shaped ovary lying between the 2 testicular lobes, and a disc-shaped haptor armed with a ventral anchor-bar complex and 14 hooks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Allied Health Professions, Idaho State University, Pocatello 83209.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Kritsky
authors.forename: V E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Thatcher
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Boeger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D003531:Cypriniformes / Q000469:parasitology*; D014200:Trematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*