Neotropical monogenea. 13. Rhinonastes pseuodocapsaloideum n. gen., n. sp. (Dactylogyridae, Ancyrocephalinae), a nasal parasite of curimatã, Prochilodus nigricans Agassiz (Cypriniformes, Prochilodontidae), in Brazil.
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.
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Department of Allied Health Professions, Idaho State University, Pocatello 83209.
Thatcher
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Boeger
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D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D003531:Cypriniformes / Q000469:parasitology*; D014200:Trematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*