Taxon classification Animalia Dactylogyridea Dactylogyridae
Mexicana atlantica Luque, Amato & Takemoto, 1992
Type host.
Haemulon steindachneri (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) ( Osteichthyes : Haemulidae ).
Infection site.
Distal portion of gill filaments.
Type locality.
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro State, Sepetiba Bay, Itacuruçá (22°51'S, 43°56'W).
Paratypes.
CHIOC 33109, 33110.
Remarks.
Holotype and other paratypes deposited in the USNM collection.
Reference.
Luque et al. (1992).