[Euzetiella tetraphylliformis n. gen., n. sp., (Eucestoda: Proteocephalidae), parasite of the neotropical sweat-water fish Paulicea luetkeni (Siluriforme, Pimelodidae)].
Description of a new genus and new species of proteocephalid tapeworm in Paulicea luetkeni, which shows superficial resemblance to tetraphyllids, especially in its gravid proglottides. Euzetiella tetraphylliformis belongs to the Proteocephalidae, Proteocephalinae due to the presence of medullary gonads as well as the shape of the scolex and the presence of uniloculate suckers. Furthermore, this species is characterized by an apolytic strobila, which represents an exception within the Proteocephalidea.
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Département des Invertébrés, Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Genève, Suisse. alain.dechambrier@mhn.ville-ge.ch
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D000818:Animals; D002397:Catfishes / Q000469:parasitology*; D002589:Cestoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D010239:Paraguay; D013045:Species Specificity