title: New data on some species of Monogenea and Digenea parasites of marine fish from the coast of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
abstract: Fifty four specimens of marine fish belonging to seven species collected from the coast of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil were examined for helminths, and results relating to Monogenea and Digenea are presented. The monogeneans Metamicrocotyla macracantha, Microcotyle pomatomi and Gotocotyla acanthura are reported in new hosts. The digeneans Parahemiurus merus, Lecithochirium microstomum, Gonocercella pacifica, Aponurus laguncula, Gonocerca trematomi and Lampritrema miescheri are reported in new hosts, and the latter two species are also reported for the first time in Brazil.
authors: Laboratório de Helmintos Parasitos de Peixes, Departamento de Helmintologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Brasil 4365, CEP 21045-900 Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil. berenice@ioc.fiocruz.br
authors: Berenice M M
authors: BM
authors: Fernandes
authors: Anderson D N
authors: AD
authors: Arci
authors: Simone C
authors: SC
authors: Cohen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D005399:Fishes / Q000469:parasitology*; D006376:Helminths / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*