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).