title: Spasskyellina mandi n. sp. (Proteocephalidea:Monticelliidae), parasite of Pimelodus ornatus Kner, 1857 (Pisces:Pimelodidae) of the Paraná River, Paraná, Brazil.
abstract: Spasskyellina mandi n. sp. (Proteocephalidea: Monticelliidae) is described from the Siluriform fish Pimelodus ornatus Kner, 1857, caught in the Paraná River, Paraná, Brazil. The new species differs from other species of the same genus mainly by a fewer number of testes and by a larger osmoregulatory canal. This is the second species of proteocephalidean cestode collected in P. ornatus.
authors.affiliation: Núcleo de Pesquisas em Limnologia, Ictiologia e Aqüicultura (NUPELIA), Universidade Estadual de Maringá, PR, Brasil. nupelia@uem.br
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Pavanelli
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Takemoto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D002589:Cestoda / Q000145:classification*; D005399:Fishes / Q000469:parasitology*; D005618:Fresh Water