title: South American Monogenea--list of species, hosts and geographical distribution.
abstract: Five-hundred and twenty-three species of monogeneans have been recorded in South America: 43 from Argentina, one from Bolivia, 252 from Brazil, 29 from Chile, 15 from Colombia, eight from Ecuador, 26 from Falkland and Patagonian regions, four from French Guyana, 11 from Galapagos, two from Guiana, four from Paraguay, 92 from Peru, 16 from Uruguay and 20 from Venezuela. A list of these species with hosts and geographical distribution is presented.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Helmintologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. annakohn@gene.dbbm.fiocruz.br
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kohn
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology; D005399:Fishes / Q000469:parasitology*; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D013020:South America; D013045:Species Specificity; D014200:Trematoda / Q000145:classification*; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary