Taxon classification Animalia Dactylogyridea Dactylogyridae
Ameloblastella paranaensis ( Franca , Isaac, Pavanelli & Takemoto, 2003) Mendoza-Franco & Scholz, 2009
Type host.
Iheringichthys labrosus ( Lütken , 1874) ( Osteichthyes : Pimelodidae ).
Infection site.
Gills.
Type locality.
Brazil, upper Paraná River floodplain (22°43'S, 53°10'W).
Holotype.
CHIOC 34598 a.
Paratypes.
CHIOC 34598 b, 34588 a–d .
Remarks.
Material deposited as Pseudovancleaveus paranaensis . Mendoza-Franco and Scholz (2009) transferred Pseudovancleaveus to Ameloblastella .
References.
França et al. (2003), Mendoza-Franco and Scholz (2009), Monteiro et al. (2010a).