Taxon classification Animalia Dactylogyridea Dactylogyridae
Sciadicleithrum frequens Bellay, Takemoto, Yamada & Pavanelli, 2008
Type host.
Geophagus brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) ( Osteichthyes : Cichlidae ).
Infection site.
Gills.
Type locality.
Brazil, Paraná State, Ivaí River basin, Mourão Reservoir (24°02'S, 52°22'W).
Holotype.
CHIOC 36924.
Paratypes.
CHIOC 36921 a–c , 36922, 36923.
Remarks.
Paratypes collected in other reservoirs: CHIOC 36921 a–c ( Iguaçu River basin, Iraí , 25°25'S, 49°06'W) and 36922 (Piriqui River basin, Melissa, 24°48'S, 53°18'W). Other paratype deposited in the BMNH collection.
Reference.
Bellay et al. (2008).