Taxon classification Animalia Dactylogyridea Dactylogyridae

Telethecium paniculum Kritsky, Van Every & Boeger, 1996

Type host.

Pellona flavipinnis (Valenciennes, 1837) ( Osteichthyes : Pristigasteridae ).

Infection site.

Nasal cavity.

Type locality.

Brazil, Amazonas State, Solimões River, Marchantaria Island near Manaus.

Holotype.

CHIOC 33640.

Remarks.

Paratypes deposited in HWML and USNPC.

Reference.

Kritsky et al. (1996).