Taxon classification Animalia Mazocraeidea Diclidophoridae

Choricotyle brasiliensis Luque, Amato & Takemoto, 1993

Type host.

Orthopristis ruber (Cuvier, 1830) ( Osteichthyes : Haemulidae ).

Infection site.

Gills.

Type locality.

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro State, Sepetiba Bay (22°51'S, 43°56'W).

Paratypes.

CHIOC 33105, 33106.

Remarks.

Holotype and other paratypes deposited in the USNM collection.

Reference.

Luque et al. (1993a).